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How do you simplify this?

How do you simplify this?-example-1

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(2x^3-2x^2-12x)/(3x^2-6x)=(2x\big(x^2-x-6\big))/(3x\big(x-2\big))= (2\big(x^2-x-6\big))/(3\big(x-2\big))=\\\\\\=(2\big(x^2-3x+2x-6\big))/(3\big(x-2\big))=(2\Big[x\big(x-3\big)+2\big(x-3\big)\Big])/(3\big(x-2\big))= (2\big(x-3\big)\big(x+2\big))/(3\big(x-2\big))
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