Question

18b^3 + 12b^2 + 6b——————— = _____ 6b

Answer 1

Step 1

Given;

`\begin{gathered} (18b^3+12b^2+6b)/(6b) \\ Factor\text{ the numerator } \\ 6b(3b^2+2b+1) \end{gathered}`

Thus;

`\begin{gathered} 18b^3+12b^2+6b=6b(3b^2+2b+1) \\ (6b(3b^2+2b+1))/(6b)=3b^2+2b+1 \end{gathered}`

Answer;

`3b^2+2b+1`