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HELP PLEASE ! Factor the polynomial completely.
18x^2y-2y

HELP PLEASE ! Factor the polynomial completely. 18x^2y-2y-example-1
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2y(3x-1)(3x+1) is what I came up with to answer your question, hope this helps!
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Answer:

2y( 3x-1)(3x+1)

Explanation:

18x^2y-2y

Factor out the greatest common factor 2y

2y( 9x^2 -1)

The term in the parentheses is the difference of squares

a^2 - b^2 = (a-b)(a+b)

2y( 3x-1)(3x+1)

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