(2)(3)(x)(x)(x)(x) - (3)(7)(x)(x)(x) - (2)(2)(3)(x)(x)
What's common between the three terms? 3(x)(x), aka 3x2.
6x4 - 21x3 - 12x2 = 3x2(2x2 - 7x - 6)
The trinomial cannot be factored any further.
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Jon S. answered • 07/13/20
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6x^4 - 21x^3 - 12x^2
Greatest common factor of all three terms is 3x^2
3x^2(2x^2 - 7x - 4)
Cannot be factored further
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