Question

6.1 homework
question 10 of 18 (1 point) | question attempt: 1 of unlimited
part 1 of 2
(a) factor out - 3x.
-9x^4 + 6x^2 - 18x=-3x(3x^3 - 2x + 6).
part: 1 / 2
part 2 of 2
(b) factor out 3x.
-9x^4 + 6x^2 - 18x =

Explanation:

Step1: Divide each term by 3x

$\frac{-9x^{4}}{3x}+\frac{6x^{2}}{3x}-\frac{18x}{3x}$

Step2: Simplify each fraction

$-3x^{3}+2x - 6$

Step3: Write in factored form

$3x(- 3x^{3}+2x - 6)$

Answer:

$3x(- 3x^{3}+2x - 6)$