SOLUTION: Hello, I'm doing Removing Common Factors; Factoring by Grouping. x^2 + 8x^2 + 2x + 16 Please be able to show me step by step, so I may have a better understanding of how to do pr

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Question 460205: Hello, I'm doing Removing Common Factors; Factoring by Grouping.
x^2 + 8x^2 + 2x + 16
Please be able to show me step by step, so I may have a better understanding of how to do problems of this nature.
Thank you.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^2 + 8x^2 + 2x + 16
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un-FOIL the form as follows:
x(x+8) + 2(x+8)
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(x+8)(x+2)
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cheers,
Stan H.