Question

How would I use factoring to write equivalent expressions for the following expressions?

Answer 1

Answer:

4(a + 6)

3(x - 4)

Step-by-step explanation:

Factoring is just rewriting an expression into the parts that multiply together to make the original...like if I had a 100 but decided instead to write 4×25 or if I had 25x I wrote 5(5x) .

If you look at your

4a + 24

You're looking for whatever is the same in both pieces (the 4a and also the 24) So there is a 4 in 4a and there is also a 4 "in" 24 (as in 4×6 is 24)

So if you pull out that 4 and throw it up front, whatever is left behind goes into a pair of parentheses.

4 (____ + ____)

4(a + 6)

This is your factored form bc if you multiply that 4 back in you'll get the original expression back again.

4a + 24

= 4(a + 6)

It's like factoring is "un-distributive" property.

Theres a 3 in 3x and also in 12

3x - 12

= 3(x - 4)