Question

Factor: 12x^5 + 6x^2 – 18

Answer 1

a 6x^2(2x^3 + 1 – 3)

b 6(2x^5 + 6x^2 – 18)

c 6(2x^5 + x^2 – 3)

d 12(x^5 + 6x^2 – 18)

Answer 2

Hello!
The first thing I noticed about the expression you need to factor is that 6 is a factor common to all 3 terms. What would you get if you factored 6 out of 12x^5 + 6x^2 – 18?

Answer 3

Try doing that without looking at the four possible answers.

Answer 4

c.