Question

Factor:
4xy+10x+2y+5

Answer 1

what you can see common to 1st 2 terms ?
4xy+10

Answer 2

The "x"?

Answer 3

and ?

Answer 4

how about 2 also ?
4=2*2
10=2*5

Answer 5

so 2x would be common.

Answer 6

exactly, factor it out, what u get ?

Answer 7

2y+5?

Answer 8

thats correct, so you have
2x (2x+5)+1 (2x+5), right ?
now factor out (2x+5)
what u get ?

Answer 9

***2x (2y+5)+1 (2y+5), right ?

Answer 10

and factor out 2y+5

Answer 11

so it would be 2x(2y+5)(2x+5)?

Answer 12

no....
wait, i'll draw.

Answer 13

too messy ? :P