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ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

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OpenStudy (bexster):

any ideas? look how all the terms are different.

rvc (rvc):

again u need to see which can be taken out as common factor

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

none of them?

OpenStudy (bexster):

no

OpenStudy (bexster):

ill tell you that D is incorrect

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

ur incorrect @bexster

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

maybe 4b

OpenStudy (bexster):

how so?

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

like u know how they say like UR MOMS INCORRECT @bexster

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

is it 4b @rvc

rvc (rvc):

see this : \[\rm \color{red}{4ab}-7ax+\color{red}{8b}-14x=0~\\4b\color{blue}{(a+2)}-7x\color{blue}{(a+2)}=0\]

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

i did not see that

rvc (rvc):

did u understand what i wrote?

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

where did that come from, the A+2

rvc (rvc):

see carefully u can get common terms

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

i don't see where it comes from

hartnn (hartnn):

\(\large ☻☺+☻♥= ☻(☺+♥) \\ \text{this is factoring, } \\ \text{☻ was common from both terms and factored out.}\) 4ab + 8b can be written as \(4b \times a + 4b\times 2\)

rvc (rvc):

<3 hartnn :)

hartnn (hartnn):

and when you factor out 4b from both the terms, 'a' remains from 1st term '2' remains from 2nd term hence, 4b (a+2) makes sense?

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

the smily face?

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

OH I SEE IT

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

yes it makes sense

rvc (rvc):

gOOd

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

thanks y'all

hartnn (hartnn):

how about -7ax -14x ?

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

we have to factor out -7x right

hartnn (hartnn):

yes :)

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

so a would be left and nothing would be left in the second part

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

a would be left for first part

hartnn (hartnn):

-7x factored from -14x will leave '2' from 2nd term :)

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

sorry I'm busy rn, and I see why it leaves 2 now @hartnn

hartnn (hartnn):

cool, so you now have 4b(a+2) -7x(a+2) again, (x+2) is common from both the terms and can be factored out!

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

wait i thought it was (a+2)

rvc (rvc):

yes a+2

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

now we have (a+2) 4b-7?

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

or flipped around

hartnn (hartnn):

7x don't forget the brackets. (a+2)(4b-7x) which is same as (4b-7x)(a+2)

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

yup!! THANK U GOKU @hartnn

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

good night everyone

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

The first rule of factoring is to try to factor a common factor out of all terms. Here there isn't one. When you see 4 terms, try factoring by grouping. Factor a common factor out of the first two terms. Then factor a common factor out of the last two terms. Then factor out a common factor. \(\large 4ab - 7ax + 8b - 14x\) \(\large = a(4b - 7x) + 2(4b - 7x) \) \(\large = (4b - 7x)(a + 2) \)

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Good night.

ILovePuppiesLol (ilovepuppieslol):

thank you anyways! <3 @mathstudent55

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