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Factoring Polynomials
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Factoring Polynomials 1.7 - Solution
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To
factor by grouping
, we will take the
greatest common factor
of the first three terms and the greatest common factor of the last three terms.
3
a
x
+
2
a
y
−
a
z
+
3
b
x
+
2
b
y
−
b
z
FactorOut
Factor out
a
a
(
3
x
+
2
y
−
z
)
+
3
b
x
+
2
b
y
−
b
z
FactorOut
Factor out
b
a
(
3
x
+
2
y
−
z
)
+
b
(
3
x
+
2
y
−
z
)
FactorOut
Factor out
(
3
x
+
2
y
−
z
)
(
a
+
b
)
(
3
x
+
2
y
−
z
)