Factorise. ax+bx= ? 3x*2+6x*6= ?

1 Answer
Apr 12, 2018
  1. x(a+b)
    2.18x

Explanation:

Assuming it's two questions
1. ax+bx=x(a+b). (identify x can be factored out.)
2. 3x*2+6x*6
first simplify it to:
(3*2)x+(6*6)x
=6x+36x
then identify 6x can be factored out becoming:
=6x(1+2)
simplify it further to:
=6x(3)
=(6*3)x
=18x