Question

What is the answer to Factor 3a^2-6a

Answer 1

Hi there!


`3 {a}^(2) - 6a \: = 3a(a - 2)`

We can see this by writing the factors as multipliers. We get the following:

`3a {}^(2) = 3 * \: a * a`

`6a = 3 * 2 * a`

Now we can see that the terms that are in common are 3 and a, and therefore we can bring those outside the parenthesis.