how do you find the factored form of 6a squared b cubed - 3a squared b?

Answer 1

6a^2b^3 -3a^2b = 3a^2b(2b^2 - 1)

Answer 2

Let x = 6a^2 b^3 - 3a^2 b
The HCF of 6 and 3 is 3.
The factor a^2 is common to each term.
The lowest power of b in any term is 1.
Hence you can extract a common factor of 3a^2 b, giving:
3a^2 b(2b^2 - 1).

Answer 3

6(a^2)(b^3) - 3(a^2)b
= 3a^2b(2b^2 - 1)

Answer 4

= 3a^b(2b^2-1)

Answer 5

You would have to factor out a common term. I don't know if that will work.