Question

What are the factors of this expression? 2/5ab Drag all of the factors.

Answer 1

Recall that a factor of an expression is a number or algebraic expression that divides the given expression evenly.

Notice that:

`\begin{gathered} ((2)/(5)ab)/((2)/(5))=ab, \\ ((2)/(5)ab)/(a)=(2)/(5)b, \\ ((2)/(5)ab)/(b)=(2)/(5)a. \end{gathered}`

Therefore:

`(2)/(5),a,\text{ and b}`

are factors of the given expression.

Answer:

`(2)/(5),a,b.`