How do you factor 2 out of the expression #2( x ^ { 2} + 5x - 414)#?

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Jacobi J.
Feb 9, 2018

Divide expression by 2 to get #x^2+5x-414#

Explanation:

It appears that 2 is already factored out, since it is on the outside of the parenthesis. #2(x^2+5x-414)# is the factored version of #2x^2+10x-828#.

Alternatively, factoring by 2 is the same as dividing by 2. If we divide by 2, the 2 out front would cancel and leave #x^2+5x-414#.

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