How do you factor $2 x^{2} - 4 x$ $2x^2-4x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-30T18:15:09

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You can factor a $2 x$ $2x$ out of each term in the expression:

$2 x^{2} - 4 x \Rightarrow (2 x \cdot x) - (2 x \cdot 2) \Rightarrow 2 x (x - 2)$ $2x^2 - 4x => (2x * x) - (2x * 2) => 2x(x - 2)$

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