How do you factor $2 x^{2} + 40 x + 200$ $2x^2 + 40x + 200$ ?

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How do you factor $2 x^{2} + 40 x + 200$ $2x^2 + 40x + 200$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-24T17:20:22

Simplify first, then factor.

$2 x^{2} + 40 x + 200$ $2x^2 + 40x +200$ = $2 (x^{2} + 20 x + 100)$ $2( x^2 + 20x + 100)$
Work out what numbers multiply to give 100 and add to give 20. The answer is 10 - 10*10 = 100 and 10+10 = 20. Therefore the answer is
$2 {(x + 10)}^{2}$ $2(x + 10)^2$

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