Question

Factor each polynominal

44a^2+11a
Can anyone show me how to work this?

Answer 1

Well, the first thing in these cases is always to see that a * a = a^2, so you have:

\[\begin{align}
44a^2 &+ 11a\\
44a\cdot a &+ 11a
\end{align}\]

In that case, you can factor an \(a\) out:

\[a(44a + 11)\]

Does that make sense?

Answer 2

Yes

Answer 3

You can also factor out an 11:
\[11a(4a+1)\]