Help! I'm confused on this. It's not factorable right? What would my answer be? Factor xy+8y-2x-16.

Question

Help! I'm confused on this. It's not factorable right? What would my answer be? Factor
`xy+8y-2x-16`.

Answer 1

(y-2)(x+8)

Explanation:

• xy + 8y - 2x - 16=
• (xy +8y) - (2x+16) =
• y(x+8) - 2(x+8) =
• (y-2)(x+8)

As you can see it is factorized