SOLUTION: I have no idea what I am supposed to do on this problem. I have never seen one quite like this and need some help getting startied on it. I may be able to do it once someone has st

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Question 396720: I have no idea what I am supposed to do on this problem. I have never seen one quite like this and need some help getting startied on it. I may be able to do it once someone has started me on it but I do not know. Everything I have in parentheses is in them on my paper.
(6x-5)^3(14)(2x+9)^13(2)+(2x+9)^14(3)(6x-5)^2(6)
Not sure exactly what to do but it wants you to factor and simplify. Where do I start?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's very hard to read with all the parentheses
I'll rewrite it, hopefully without errors
It's actually 4 factors, then a (+) sign, then 4 more factors
%286x-5%29%5E3%2A14%2A%282x%2B9%29%5E13%2A2%2B%282x%2B9%29%5E14%2A3%2A%286x-5%29%5E2%2A6
First I notice there are some common factors:
%282x+%2B+9%29%5E13, and%286x+-+5%29%5E2
I'll separate out the common factors:

I can simplify again:
%286x+-+5%29%5E2%2A%282x+%2B+9%29%5E13%2A%2828%2A%286x+-+5%29+%2B+18%2A%282x+%2B+9%29%29
%286x+-+5%29%5E2%2A%282x+%2B+9%29%5E13%2A%28168x+-+140+%2B+36x+%2B+162%29
%286x+-+5%29%5E2%2A%282x+%2B+9%29%5E13%2A%28204x+%2B+22%29
This is as far as I can go. Hope it's right