How do you factor by grouping #3bc-4ad+6ac-2bd# ?
1 Answer
Oct 13, 2015
Group terms with common factors and separate out those factors to find:
#3bc-4ad+6ac-2bd = (b+2a)(3c-2d)#
Explanation:
#3bc-4ad+6ac-2bd = (3bc-2bd) + (6ac-4ad)#
#= b(3c-2d)+2a(3c-2d) = (b+2a)(3c-2d)#