What is the factored form of 2 x cubed plus 4 x squared minus x ?

Each term in 2x³ + 4x² − x has a common factor of x. Factoring out x gives x(2x² + 4x − 1). Multiplying this expression back out gives 2x³ + 4x² − x, so the factored form is x times the quantity 2x squared plus 4x minus 1.

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