How do you factor $2 x^{2} - 13 x$ $2x^2 - 13x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-19T14:50:46

$x (2 x - 13)$ $x(2x - 13)$

$2 x^{2} - 13 x$ $2x^2 - 13x$ is the same as:

$(2 \cdot x \cdot x) - (13 \cdot x)$ $(2*x*x) - (13*x)$

We can factor one $x$ $x$ from each term to give:

$x (2 \cdot x - 13)$ $x(2*x - 13)$

This is the same as:

$x (2 x - 13)$ $x(2x - 13)$

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