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-2x3 - 12x2 + 32x A. -2x(x + 8)(x - 2) B. -2(x3 + 6x2 - 16x) C. -2(x2 + 8)(x + 2) D. 2x(x + 8)(x - 2)

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The appropriate factoring of your expression is ...
A. -2x(x + 8)(x - 2)

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After factoring out -2x, you have -2x(x² +6x -16), so you're looking for factors of -16 that add to +6. Those factors are (8)×(-2). This lets you write the complete factorization as above.
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