Precalculus Examples

$2 (x + y) + 4 z (x + y)$

Step 1

Factor $2 (x + y)$ out of $2 (x + y)$ .

$2 (x + y) (1) + 4 z (x + y)$

Step 2

Factor $2 (x + y)$ out of $4 z (x + y)$ .

$2 (x + y) (1) + 2 (x + y) (2 z)$

Step 3

Factor $2 (x + y)$ out of $2 (x + y) (1) + 2 (x + y) (2 z)$ .

$2 (x + y) (1 + 2 z)$