Question

Use the distributive property to factor the expression below.

54x2y - 12x2y2

Answer 1

The given expression is:


`54 x^(2) y-12 x^(2) y^(2)`

The term 6x²y can be factored out from both the terms, leaving behind the expression given below.


`6 x^(2) y(9-2y)`
So,


`54 x^(2) y-12 x^(2) y^(2) = 6 x^(2) y(9-2y)`