Answer :
Step 1
A) Factor the polynomial
[tex]We\text{ ne}ed\text{ to find factors such that when we sum them we get 3x and when we muiltiply them we get 18x\textasciicircum{}2}[/tex]These factors are 6x and -3x
we will now go ahead to replace 3x with these factors
[tex]\begin{gathered} x^2+6x-3x-18 \\ (x^2+6x)(-3x-18) \end{gathered}[/tex]