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Factor the gcf 6x^2 - 2x

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We have to factorize the expression:


6x^2-2x

We start by dividing it by 2x:


6x^2-2x=2x((6x^2)/(2x)-(2x)/(2x))=2x(3x-1)

Then, we can divide it by 3:


2x\cdot3\cdot((3x)/(3)-(1)/(3))=6x(x-(1)/(3))

Answer: the factorized expression is 6x*(x-1/3)

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