How do you factor 25 g^3 v^3 + 15 g^2 e^3 v^3 + 5 g b d + 3 e^3 b d25g3v3+15g2e3v3+5gbd+3e3bd?

1 Answer
Jun 22, 2016

25g^3v^3+15g^2e^3v^3+5gbd+3e^3bd=color(blue)((5g^2v^3+bd)(5g+3e^3))25g3v3+15g2e3v3+5gbd+3e3bd=(5g2v3+bd)(5g+3e3)

Explanation:

Note 1:
color(white)("XXX")XXXThe first two terms have a common factor of
color(white)("XXXXXX")5g^2v^3XXXXXX5g2v3
color(white)("XXX")25g^3v^3+15g^2e^3v^3=(color(red)(5g^2v^3))(5g+3e^3)XXX25g3v3+15g2e3v3=(5g2v3)(5g+3e3)

Note 2:
color(white)("XXX")XXXThe last two terms have a common factor of
color(white)("XXXXXX")bdXXXXXXbd
color(white)("XXX")5gbd+3e^3bd=(color(green)(bd))(5g+3e^3)XXX5gbd+3e3bd=(bd)(5g+3e3)

Therefore:
color(white)("XXX")25g^3v^3+15g^2e^3v^3+5gbd+3e^3bdXXX25g3v3+15g2e3v3+5gbd+3e3bd
color(white)("XXXXXX")=(color(red)(5g^2v^3))(5g+3e^3)+(color(green)(bd))(5g+3e^3)XXXXXX=(5g2v3)(5g+3e3)+(bd)(5g+3e3)

Note 3:
color(white)("XXX")XXXThe second factor for each term is identical

color(white)("XXX")25g^3v^3+15g^2e^3v^3+5gbd+3e^3bdXXX25g3v3+15g2e3v3+5gbd+3e3bd
color(white)("XXXXXX")=(color(red)(5g^2v^3)+color(green)(bd))(5g+3e^3)XXXXXX=(5g2v3+bd)(5g+3e3)