Question

Which technique would be the best applied to factor the polynomial

Answer 1

We are given the following polynomial:

`2x^2+xy+6x+3y`

To factor the expression we can associate terms like this:

`(2x^2+xy)+(6x+3y)`

That way, we can take common factors on both parentheses:

`x(2x+y)+3(2x+y)`

And then again take a common factor "2x + y":

`(2x+y)(x+3)`

This means that the best technique to factor in is grouping.