Algebra Examples

$a c + 9 a - 2 c - 18$

Step 1

Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

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Step 1.1

Group the first two terms and the last two terms.

$(a c + 9 a) - 2 c - 18$

Step 1.2

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

$a (c + 9) - 2 (c + 9)$

Step 2

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, $c + 9$ .

$(c + 9) (a - 2)$