Question

Simplify:
Factor the expression.
6x^3y – 9x^2y^2 + 3x^2y

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

$$6x^3y – 9x^2y^2 + 3x^2y$$

Answer 3

-3xy+3x^2y=
0xy

Answer 4

prime?

Answer 5

What is that?

Answer 6

oops

Answer 7

hold on just a sec.

Answer 8

the answer is 3x^2y

Answer 9

Could you show me your work please?

Answer 10

i do it in my head

Answer 11

Orly?

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

$$6x^3y – 9x^2y^2 + 3x^2y = 3x^2y$$ Is this your answer?

Answer 14

yes

Answer 15

its factoring

Answer 16

And you did it ALL in your head?

Answer 17

so \[3x ^{2}(2x-3y+1)\]

Answer 18

YES

Answer 19

no paper or pencils or calculators just my brain

Answer 20

i swear

Answer 21

$$6x^3y – 9x^2y^2 + 3x^2y$$ Start by factoring out the greatest monomial factor first.

Answer 22

3x^2y is 9x^2y^2 factored

Answer 23

$$6x^3y – 9x^2y^2 + 3x^2y= 3x^2y(2x-3y+1)$$

Answer 24

yes i know, i figured it out in my head

Answer 25

You missed a factor of y.

Answer 26

no because only one of them has 2 y's if they all had y^2 then it would be 3x^2y^2 but its not because that doesn't go into 6x^3y or 3x^2y

Answer 27

$$6x^3y – 9x^2y^2 + 3x^2y$$ All three terms have y in common.

Answer 28

yes but only one y

Answer 29

So factor it out.