SOLUTION: how to factor polynomials 2x to the second power plus 8x plus 6

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Question 574678: how to factor polynomials
2x to the second power plus 8x plus 6
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This can be rewritten as 2x^2+8x+6
Now we can take out 2:
2(x^2+4x+3)
This can be further factored as:
2(x+3)(x+1)
Make sense?
RJ
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