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State whether the trinomial has a factor of $x+3$a. $3 x^{2}-3 x-36$b. $x^{2} y-x y-12 y$
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For the first trinomial $3x^{2}-3x-36$, we can factor out a 3 to get $3(x^{2}-x-12)$. For the second trinomial $x^{2}y-xy-12y$, we can factor out a $y$ to get $y(x^{2}-x-12)$. Show more…
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