SOLUTION: I need to help my child factor. Here are few problems that need to be factored: 8y-5 5y-15 10y-5 x^(2)+2x thank you

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Question 72547: I need to help my child factor. Here are few problems that need to be factored:
8y-5
5y-15
10y-5
x^(2)+2x
thank you
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The first one cannot be factored further, since there are no common factors amongst the terms.


The second one can be written as this
5y-15=5y-5%2A3Since there are 2 terms that have a 5 in them, you can factor out a 5
5%28y-3%29If you distribute the 5, you will get 5y-15


the 3rd problem can be written as
5%2A2y-5=5%282y-1%29Where the 5 is factored out


The fourth is similar, but the common term is x. So factor out an x
x%5E2%2B2x=x%28x%2B2%29If you distribute the x you get x^2+2x.


Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here are few problems that need to be factored:
8y-5= 8(y-(5/8))
This could also be factored as:
5((8/5)y-1)
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5y-15= 5(y-3)
This could also be factored as:
15((1/3)y-1)
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10y-5= 5(2y-1)
This could also be factored as:
10(y-(1/2))
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x^(2)+2x = x(x+2)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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