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Q. Factor.
- Identify GCF: First, let's look for a greatest common factor (GCF) that we can pull out from all the terms.GCF of , , and is .So, we take out and rewrite the expression.
- Factor Out GCF: Now, we need to factor the quadratic inside the parentheses.We're looking for two numbers that multiply to (the constant term) and add up to (the coefficient of ).Those numbers are and .
- Factor Quadratic: So, we can write as . Now, we bring back the we factored out earlier.
- Correct Mistake: Oops, I made a mistake. The correct numbers that multiply to and add up to are and , but I forgot to include the GCF in the factored form.The correct factored form should be .
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