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How do you do this? It’s factoring polynomials by the way.

How do you do this? It’s factoring polynomials by the way.-example-1
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You find the GCF of 10x³ and - 12x² and the GFC of 5x and - 6.

10x³ and - 12x² share a GCF of 2x². 5x and - 6 share a GCF of 1

So factoring 10x³ - 12x² + 5x - 6 becomes:

2x²(5x - 6) + 1(5x - 6).

Your factored equation and answer is (2x² + 1)(5x - 6)
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