Algebra Examples

$6 x - 15 x y + 40 y - 16$

Step 1

Reorder terms.

$- 15 x y + 6 x + 40 y - 16$

Step 2

Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

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Step 2.1

Group the first two terms and the last two terms.

$(- 15 x y + 6 x) + 40 y - 16$

Step 2.2

Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.

$3 x (- 5 y + 2) - 8 (- 5 y + 2)$

Step 3

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, $- 5 y + 2$ .

$(- 5 y + 2) (3 x - 8)$