Question

Factor out the GCF from the polynomial.
y(x? +6) + 4(x+6)

Answer 1

x
(
x
+
2
)
x
(
x
+
2
)
,
6
(
x
+
2
)
6
(
x
+
2
)
Simplify each term.

x
2
+
2
x
,
6
x
+
12
x
2
+
2
x
,
6
x
+
12
Reorder terms.
x
2
+
6
x
+
2
x
+
12
x
2
+
6
x
+
2
x
+
12
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

x
(
x
+
6
)
+
2
(
x
+
6
)
x
(
x
+
6
)
+
2
(
x
+
6
)
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor,
x
+
6
x
+
6
.
(
x
+
6
)
(
x
+
2
)