Basic Math Examples

$2 a^{2} + 12 a - 12$

Step 1

Factor $2$ out of $2 a^{2}$ .

$2 (a^{2}) + 12 a - 12$

Step 2

Factor $2$ out of $12 a$ .

$2 (a^{2}) + 2 (6 a) - 12$

Step 3

Factor $2$ out of $- 12$ .

$2 a^{2} + 2 (6 a) + 2 \cdot - 6$

Step 4

Factor $2$ out of $2 a^{2} + 2 (6 a)$ .

$2 (a^{2} + 6 a) + 2 \cdot - 6$

Step 5

Factor $2$ out of $2 (a^{2} + 6 a) + 2 \cdot - 6$ .

$2 (a^{2} + 6 a - 6)$