How do you factor completely $16b^3 + 8b$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-23T05:17:39

$8b(2b^2+1)$

You can factor an $8$ and a $b$ out of both terms by finding the LCM (Least Common Factor) of $16$ and $8$ and $b^3$ and $b$ .

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