Pre-Algebra Examples

$- 2 x^{3} - 4 x^{2} + 4 x$

Step 1

Factor $- 2 x$ out of $- 2 x^{3}$ .

$- 2 x (x^{2}) - 4 x^{2} + 4 x$

Step 2

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

$- 2 x (x^{2}) - 2 x (2 x) + 4 x$

Step 3

Factor $- 2 x$ out of $4 x$ .

$- 2 x (x^{2}) - 2 x (2 x) - 2 x (- 2)$

Step 4

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

$- 2 x (x^{2} + 2 x) - 2 x (- 2)$

Step 5

Factor $- 2 x$ out of $- 2 x (x^{2} + 2 x) - 2 x (- 2)$ .

$- 2 x (x^{2} + 2 x - 2)$