document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=748346>Question 748346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you factor and sole this equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"4x+2x+xy+y\"?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #455460 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=455460\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You want just to factor the expression.  three terms using x, one term using y, one term using both x and y.  Not so clear until you see that two terms have x to power 1 and two OTHER terms have y to power 1.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+2x+xy+y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x(2+1)+xy+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+xy+y...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not really worth any factoring.  Even from the beginning, you would want to combine the two first terms having just the x variable:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NO factoring....    <BR>\n" );
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