Question

Use the distributive property to simply:
6x ^3+9x^2-18x
_________________ over
3x

Answer 1

6x^3+9x^2-18x can be simplified to 3x(2x^2+3x-6), so the 3x cancels, leaving 2x^2+3x-6.

Answer 2

You know how to do GCF factoring, right?

Answer 3

yup! i think.

Answer 4

So, you factor out the 3x. You know you want a 3x because you want the thing you take out to cancel with the bottom. So half the work is already done!

Answer 5

The only hard part is taking out the factor of 3x.

Answer 6

ya well how do you do that? :)