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Kind of stuck please help,
Factor completely: 3a4y3 − 12a3y2 + 6a2y

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First of all, you need to find the GCF - the number all of these numbers have in common and which can be used to divide all of them. That number here is 3a^2y. So, we'll start from there.

3a^2y (a^4y^2 - 4ay + 2)
That is the correct answer to your polynomial.
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