document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117064>Question 117064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can  you please help me with this problem.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor each expression.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x + y) + t(x + y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you explain this step by step i do not understand any of this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "julie </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85122 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=85122\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=x%2By ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=x%2By\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (w is an arbitrary variable. You can pick any letter that we're not using)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4w%2Btw ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4w%2Btw\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice we have the common term <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%284%2Bt%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%284%2Bt%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%29%284%2Bt%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%29%284%2Bt%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%28x+%2B+y%29+%2B+t%28x+%2B+y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%28x+%2B+y%29+%2B+t%28x+%2B+y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%29%284%2Bt%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%29%284%2Bt%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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