Factoring Rational Exponent Polynomials

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I used to know how to do this. I'm trying to get back into math, and I realized I can't figure out how to do this properly. 3x^(-1/2)(x-1)(x-2) is the right answer, but I can't figure out how you get there from 3x^(-1/2)(x-3+2x^(-1)).