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Factorize 2x³- 16x²- 18x

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We are asked to factorize the following equation


2x^3-16x^2-18x

Step 1:

Let us take 2x common from each term


\begin{gathered} 2x^3-16x^2-18x \\ 2x(x^2-8x-9) \end{gathered}

Step 2:

As you can see now we have a simple quadratic equation

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