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Factor the expression below by grouping. 3x-6+xy-2y.

A. (x-2)(3+y)
B.(x+2)(3-y)
C.2(x-2(xy-2y)
D.(3x-6)(Cyrus-2y)

User Sk Arif
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A: (x-2)(3+y)

3x - 6 + xy - 2y

(3x - 6) + (xy - 2y)

3(x - 2) + y(x - 2)

Your two terms are: (3 + y) and (x - 2)

User Corinne Kubler
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Answer: The correct option is (A).
(x-2)(3+y).

Step-by-step explanation: We are given to factor the following expression by grouping :


E=3x-6+xy-2y~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)

Since we are given to factorize the expression (i) by grouping, so we will take 3 common from first two terms and y common from last two terms.

The factorization of expression (i) is as follows :


E\\\\=3x-6+xy-2y\\\\=3(x-2)+y(x-2)\\\\=(x-2)(3+y).

Thus, the required factored form of the given expression is
(x-2)(3+y).

Option (A) is CORRECT.

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