How do you factor $8x+1$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-10T11:23:02

This expression has no simpler factors

The terms $8x$ and $1$ have no common factor and the expression is of degree $1$ (a.k.a. linear). So this expression cannot be factored.

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