Question

PLEASE HELP WILL FAN AND MEDAL

What is the most simplified factored version of:

2x^2−8x


x(2x-8)


Cannot be factored


2x(x-4)


(2x-4)(x+2)

Answer 1

you figured it out

Answer 2

Not yet. Those are the options..

Answer 3

just a second, im working it out

Answer 4

Okay :)

Answer 5

the third one

Answer 6

know why?

Answer 7

Uh, you distribute the 2x into the () ?

Answer 8

um...no

Answer 9

No? ._.,

Answer 10

reorder the terms as -8x+2x^2

Answer 11

Then factor out the greatest common factor, giving you the equation 2x(-4+x)

Answer 12

Ahh; okay.

Answer 13

as you can see, that is not one of the options, so reorder the parenthesis soyou have 2x(x-4) instead

Answer 14

understand?