Question

5x2 - 10x
factor completely

Answer 1

x(5x -2)

Answer 2

how did u get tht barrap?

Answer 3

take a common factor as 5x ===> 5x(x-2)

Answer 4

but like how do u do tht? i dont understand..im slow wen it comes to math it just doesnt click

Answer 5

the common factor between 5 and 10 is 5, in this case, they both have x in common as well. so you can pull out a 5 and an x from both of the factors, and whatever you are left with goes inside the parenthesis....5x(x-2)

Answer 6

oh ok so if i were to show the work it wud only be
5x2-10x
5x(x-2)?

Answer 7

yes, there isnt other work you can really show for this problem

Answer 8

thank u amk11

Answer 9

no problem :)