Question

Factor the expression completely by first taking out a common factor
3x^2 + 27x + 24

Answer 1

=3(x+8)(x+1)

Explanation:

3(x^2+9x+8)

3(x^2+8x+1x+8)

3[(x^2+8x)+(1x+8)]

3[x(x+8)+1(x+8)]

=3(x+8)(x+1)