I need to factor X^2+2x+xy+2y Does anyone know how?
Mathematics · High School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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Given :
x^2 + 2x + xy + 2y
Factor the equation.
Solution:
In order to factor the equation, we simply look at the common terms that can be factored out. Noticed that the equation has 2 terms, hence, to avoid confusion, we will enclose the values with a parenthesis.
= (x^2 + 2x) + (xy + 2y)
For the first parenthesis, we can factor out the common factor x, while for the second parenthesis, we can factor out the common factor y.
= x (x + 2) + y ( x + 2)
= x + y ( x + 2)
Final answer:
= x + y ( x + 2)