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2x(3x+2)(4x+3)
-2x*(3x+2)*(4x+3)

Step by Step Solution

Step  1  :

Equation at the end of step  1  :

  ((0 -  (24 • (x3))) -  (2•17x2)) -  12x

Step  2  :

Equation at the end of step  2  :

  ((0 -  (23•3x3)) -  (2•17x2)) -  12x

Step  3  :

Step  4  :

Pulling out like terms :

 4.1     Pull out like factors :

   -24x3 - 34x2 - 12x  =   -2x • (12x2 + 17x + 6) 

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 4.2     Factoring  12x2 + 17x + 6 

The first term is,  12x2  its coefficient is  12 .
The middle term is,  +17x  its coefficient is  17 .
The last term, "the constant", is  +6 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   12 • 6 = 72 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  72  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   17 .

     -72   +   -1   =   -73
     -36   +   -2   =   -38
     -24   +   -3   =   -27
     -18   +   -4   =   -22
     -12   +   -6   =   -18
     -9   +   -8   =   -17
     -8   +   -9   =   -17
     -6   +   -12   =   -18
     -4   +   -18   =   -22
     -3   +   -24   =   -27
     -2   +   -36   =   -38
     -1   +   -72   =   -73
     1   +   72   =   73
     2   +   36   =   38
     3   +   24   =   27
     4   +   18   =   22
     6   +   12   =   18
     8   +   9   =   17   That's it


Step-3 : Rewrite the polynomial splitting the middle term using the two factors found in step 2 above,  8  and  9 
                     12x2 + 8x + 9x + 6

Step-4 : Add up the first 2 terms, pulling out like factors :
                    4x • (3x+2)
              Add up the last 2 terms, pulling out common factors :
                    3 • (3x+2)
Step-5 : Add up the four terms of step 4 :
                    (4x+3)  •  (3x+2)
             Which is the desired factorization

Final result :

  -2x • (3x + 2) • (4x + 3)

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