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The Grouping Step in Quadratic Factoring

A technical training instructor is demonstrating the 'ac' method to factor the efficiency expression 6x2+7x+26x^2 + 7x + 2. After rewriting the expression as the four-term polynomial 6x2+3x+4x+26x^2 + 3x + 4x + 2, the instructor applies the 'factoring by grouping' step. Describe the two pairs of terms used for this grouping and identify the specific greatest common factor (GCF) that must be extracted from each pair to reveal the common binomial.

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