Question

Which shows one way to determine the factors of 12×3 – 2×2 + 18x – 3 by grouping?
• 2×2(6x – 1) + 3(6x – 1)
O 2×2(6x – 1) – 3(6x – 1)
O 6x(2×2 – 3) – 1(2×2 – 3)
O 6x(2×2 + 3) + 1(2×2 + 3)

Answers

  1. The factorization of the expression gives 2x^2 ( 6x – 1) + 3 ( 6x – 1). Option A

    What is factorization?

    Factorization is simply writing a number or another mathematical expression as a product of several factors, which is usually a smaller or simpler objects of the same kind.
    For example, 2 × 5 is a factor of the integer 15
    Given the expression
    12×3 – 2×2 + 18x – 3
    Let’s group into two, we have;
    (12x^3 – 2x^2) + ( 18x – 3)
    Let’s factor out the common terms
    2x^2 ( 6x – 1) + 3 ( 6x – 1)
    Thus, the factorization of the expression gives 2x^2 ( 6x – 1) + 3 ( 6x – 1). Option A
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