factoring

[TanyaGrape]

how can i factor this? ?
any help would be appreciated

8y^3 + 28y^2 +12y



thanks!!

 

[soroban]

Hello, Tanya!

How can i factor this? \(\displaystyle \,8y^3\,+\,28y^2\,+\,12y\)

Did you forget about Common Factors?

\(\displaystyle 8y^3\,+\,28y^2\,+\,12y\;=\;4y(2y^2\,+\,7y\,+\,3)\)

Can you finish it now?

 

[TanyaGrape]

it kind of helped

but how did you get 2y^2+7y+3 ?

thanks