document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=131053>Question 131053</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor 4x(x+6y)+6(x+6y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got down to 2x(2x+15y+3), but can you factor 2x+15y+3 further?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much for your help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #95652 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=95652\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%28x%2B6y%29%2B6%28x%2B6y%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%28x%2B6y%29%2B6%28x%2B6y%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284x%2B6%29%28x%2B6y%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284x%2B6%29%28x%2B6y%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice how the common factor is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B6y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B6y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So this means that we can combine like terms. Note: this is very similar to something like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2x=%281%2B2%29x=3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2x=%281%2B2%29x=3x\"   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=2%282x%2B3%29%28x%2B6y%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%282x%2B3%29%28x%2B6y%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the GCF 2 from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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