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mstelly
Sep 29, 2010, 09:34 AM

ebaines
Sep 29, 2010, 09:47 AM
Yo're missing a sign in front of the 12x^2 term. I will assume it's supposed to be +12x^2.

First thing to notice is that you can divide through by 6x^2, which greatly simplifies the problem:

6x^2(x^2 - 3x + 2)

Can you take it from here?