polynomials favoring

Question

 

2x²y+4xy+6xy²

Answer 1

The first step is to figure out what common factors each term has.

 

Each term is divisible by 2.

Each term contains an x

Each term contains a y.

 

Therefore we can factor out 2xy, like this:

 

2xy(x + 2 + 3y)

Answer 2

2xy( x+2+3y)