Algebra Examples

$9 (p - 1) + {(p - 1)}^{2}$

Step 1

Factor $p - 1$ out of $9 (p - 1) + {(p - 1)}^{2}$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $p - 1$ out of $9 (p - 1)$ .

$(p - 1) \cdot 9 + {(p - 1)}^{2}$

Step 1.2

Factor $p - 1$ out of ${(p - 1)}^{2}$ .

$(p - 1) \cdot 9 + (p - 1) (p - 1)$

Step 1.3

Factor $p - 1$ out of $(p - 1) \cdot 9 + (p - 1) (p - 1)$ .

$(p - 1) (9 + p - 1)$

Step 2

Subtract $1$ from $9$ .

$(p - 1) (p + 8)$