SOLUTION: 4+9xy-18y-2x OK, I'm supposed to factor this by grouping, but i'm not sure how to do that.

Question 209285: 4+9xy-18y-2x
OK, I'm supposed to factor this by grouping, but i'm not sure how to do that.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4 + 9xy - 18y - 2x
Easier to see if you group it like this:
9xy - 18y - 2x + 4
;
Factor out 9y and you have
9y(x - 2) - 2x + 4
:
factor out -2
9y(x - 2) - 2(x - 2)
:
Factor out (x - 2) leaving:
(x - 2) (9y - 2)
:
Did this make sense to you?
RELATED QUESTIONS
factor by grouping... (answered by Mathtut)

1/square root 8 = 4^m-3 how do i solve this problem? the answer is m = 9/4 but im not... (answered by stanbon,ewatrrr)

I don't get this... (answered by nyc_function,MathTherapy)

I'm sort of confused on how to factor this polynomial: 3m^4+243 My Work: 3m^4... (answered by josgarithmetic)

I need to factor by grouping: x^3+7x^2+1x+7 but I'm not sure of the steps on how to... (answered by Edwin McCravy,stanbon)

please help solve factor by grouping 4+xy-2y-2x i am not sure how you know how... (answered by Earlsdon)

m/m^2-m-12 + 5/m+3 This is what i came up with but i'm not exactly sure how i... (answered by stanbon)

Ok I am told to write a paragraph proof. Given: m∠A + m∠B = m∠B +... (answered by solver91311)

Could not figure out how to put this into the solvers? Can someone please factor the... (answered by edjones,Earlsdon)