text: 2b^2+14b-16. factor the polynomial.? on the test, my answer was (2b-2)(b+8) for some reason, she docked for that. thanks for the help guys. the reason why u got docked is cuz- u see the common factor is that they are all a multiple of 2 so u take the two out u get 2((b+8)(b-1)) that way everything is to its lowest common factor!!! hope it helps!!