Question

Complete the steps to factor

Answer 1

(8x - 1)(7x - 1)

Explanation:

Given

56x² - 8x - 7x + 1 ( factor the first/second and third/fourth terms )

= 8x(7x - 1) - 1(7x - 1) ← factor out (7x - 1) from each term

= (7x - 1)(8x - 1)

= (8x - 1)(7x - 1) ← in factored form

Answer 2

The answer is 1st point.

Explanation:

By following the steps that is shown in the picture :

56x² - 8x - 7x + 1

1.Group pairs of terms with common factor,

(56x² - 8x) + (-7x + 1)

2.Factor the GCF from each group,

8x(7x - 1) - 1(7x - 1)

3.Use distributive property,

(8x - 1)(7x - 1)