Question

Lynn asks Kieran to help her Factor the expression -4x y - 12x Z + 20x W how can kieron use this example to Help lin understand factoring

Answer 1

`-4x (y +3z -5w)`

Explanation:

Given

`-4x y - 12xz + 20xw`

Required

Factorize

Factor each term

`-4x y - 12xz + 20xw = -4x *y - 4x*3z + 4x*5w`

Factor out -4x in each term

`-4x y - 12xz + 20xw = -4x (y +3z -5w)`