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Grouping and Factorization in Manufacturing

A manufacturing process engineer is factoring the expression 4y2+8y+3{}4y^2 + 8y + 3 to optimize the layout of a factory floor. After splitting the middle term to obtain the four-term expression 4y2+2y+6y+3{}4y^2 + 2y + 6y + 3, the engineer groups the terms as (4y2+2y)+(6y+3)({}4y^2 + 2y) + ({}6y + 3). What is the greatest common factor (GCF) that must be factored out from the second group, 6y+3{}6y + 3?

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