Precalculus Examples

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

Step 1

Remove parentheses.

$3 x - 1 \cdot 2 x^{2}$

Step 2

Factor $x$ out of $3 x - 1 \cdot 2 x^{2}$ .

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Step 2.1

Factor $x$ out of $3 x$ .

$x \cdot 3 - 1 \cdot 2 x^{2}$

Step 2.2

Factor $x$ out of $- 1 \cdot 2 x^{2}$ .

$x \cdot 3 + x (- 1 \cdot 2 x)$

Step 2.3

Factor $x$ out of $x \cdot 3 + x (- 1 \cdot 2 x)$ .

$x (3 - 1 \cdot 2 x)$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$x (3 - 2 x)$