Question

URGENT PLEASE HELP use the distributive law to factor the following 2x+12+18y=

Answer 1

Hmm, notice that the coefficients are all `even numbers`.
So they're all divisible by 2, ya?

Answer 2

Yes I see that :)

Answer 3

12 divided by 2 6 and 18 divided by 2 9

Answer 4

6 and 9 divisible by 3

Answer 5

So then,\[\large\rm 2x+12+18y=2\left(x+6+9y\right)\]I'm not sure how far they want us to factor this :3
Yah let's do that I suppose, take the 3 out of the 6 and 9.

Answer 6

I actually think thats how they want it but Im just having a hard time with the "laws"

Answer 7

Okay so from there we factor further right like to lowest terms

Answer 8

sorry my question mark dosent work :XXXXXX

Answer 9

The distributive law looks like this:\[\large\rm a(b+c)=ab+ac\]I guess what we're doing in this problem is apply the distributive law `in reverse`.

Answer 10

Yah let's try that.
We'll take a 3 out of each of these blue terms.
\[\large\rm 2\left(x+\color{royalblue}{6+9y}\right)=2\left(x+\color{royalblue}{3(2+3y)}\right)\]I divided 3 out of 6 to be left with a 2,
and took a 3 out of 9 to be left with 3.
ya?

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

I think that's all they wanted us to do :)
lol weird problem.

Answer 13

writing this down thank you so much

Answer 14

mmm that sparkly cookie looks delicious :D
wait wait.. where did that come from :O GASP

Answer 15

Its a unicorn poop cookie

Answer 16

I know Ive been meaning to make some all these years since ive been on here lol

Answer 17

never have..

Answer 18

\(\large \color{green}{(● ﹏☉)}\) ew