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Factor the expression.
12x+10


Sagot :

Answer:  2(6x+5)

Work Shown:

12x+10

2*6x+2*5

2(6x+5)

Effectively, we use the distributive property in reverse when it comes to factoring expressions like this.

The distributive property in general is a*(b+c) = a*b+a*c

1) Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF).

1 What is the largest number that divides evenly into 12 and 10?

It is 2.

2 What is the highest degree of  that divides evenly into 12and 10?

It is 1, since x is not in every term.

3 Multiplying the results above,

The GCF is 22.

2) Factor out the GCF. (Write the GCF first. Then, in parentheses, divide each term by the GCF.)

[tex]2(\frac{12x}{2}+\frac{10}{2})[/tex]

3) Simplify each term in parentheses.

2(6x+5)