Basic Math Examples

$- 12 x^{3} y - 20 x y^{2} - 16 x^{2} y^{2}$

Step 1

Reorder the expression.

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Step 1.1

Move $- 20 x y^{2}$ .

$- 12 x^{3} y - 16 x^{2} y^{2} - 20 x y^{2}$

Step 1.2

Reorder $- 12 x^{3} y$ and $- 16 x^{2} y^{2}$ .

$- 16 x^{2} y^{2} - 12 x^{3} y - 20 x y^{2}$

Step 2

Factor $- 4 x y$ out of $- 16 x^{2} y^{2}$ .

$- 4 x y (4 x y) - 12 x^{3} y - 20 x y^{2}$

Step 3

Factor $- 4 x y$ out of $- 12 x^{3} y$ .

$- 4 x y (4 x y) - 4 x y (3 x^{2}) - 20 x y^{2}$

Step 4

Factor $- 4 x y$ out of $- 20 x y^{2}$ .

$- 4 x y (4 x y) - 4 x y (3 x^{2}) - 4 x y (5 y)$

Step 5

Factor $- 4 x y$ out of $- 4 x y (4 x y) - 4 x y (3 x^{2})$ .

$- 4 x y (4 x y + 3 x^{2}) - 4 x y (5 y)$

Step 6

Factor $- 4 x y$ out of $- 4 x y (4 x y + 3 x^{2}) - 4 x y (5 y)$ .

$- 4 x y (4 x y + 3 x^{2} + 5 y)$