Nathan B. answered • 06/02/15
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The first step is checking the coefficients to see what can be puuled out. We have an 8 and a 16. Both of these have an 8 in them. 8 ÷ 8 = 1; 16 ÷ 8 = 2. That leaves us with:
8(x2 + 2)
x2 + 2 will not factor out any further, so 8(x2 + 2) is our final answer.
