Question

factor the following expression, 2y^2+4x

Answer 1

pls help

Answer 2

What is the largest number that divides evenly into \[2y^2 and 4x\]?

Answer 3

4x

Answer 4

no; largest number

Answer 5

2y^2?

Answer 6

no; what number can you divide 4 and 2 by?

Answer 7

2 or 1?

Answer 8

2 because we want the largest number :)

Answer 9

i dont get it

Answer 10

so our Greatest Common Factor(GCF) is 2

Answer 11

oh i get it thank u

Answer 12

so now divide both terms by 2 \[2y^2/2+4/2\]

Answer 13

so its
1y^2+2 is it

Answer 14

+2x but super close :

Answer 15

:) now place that in parenthises and 2 on the outside of the parenthesis
\[2(y^2+2x)\]

Answer 16

so that the answer ?

Answer 17

yup :)

Answer 18

ok thank u very much

Answer 19

yeah no prob

Answer 20

one more question pls where did u get the 2 that outside the parenthesis

Answer 21

oh so sorry; i got it when we divided every thing by 2 (our GCF)