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Which of the following is a factor of 2xy + 8y − 8x − 32?

5
x + 4
x2 − 4x + 16
All of the above

User Don Scott
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You could start by eliminating wrong answer(s):

(a) 5 is definitely not a factor of the given 2xy + 8y − 8x − 32,

(d) x^2 - 4x + 16 (not x2 - 4x + 16) is not a factor (it has no y terms)

On the other hand:

(b) 2 definitely divides evenly into 2xy + 8y − 8x − 32: 2(xy + 4y − 4x − 16)

(c) x + 4 divides evenly into both xy + 4y and -(4x + 16):
We get 2(x +4) [y - 4]
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