How do you factor $16x^2 y^2 +8xy^2 -20xy$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-10-19T20:47:47

$4xy(4xy + 2y -5)$

To factor $16x^2y^2 + 8xy^2 - 20xy$
begin with the greatest factor common to each term
for this expression the GCF (greatest common factor) is
$4xy$

This can be placed outside of the parenthesis to determine the
associate factors to complete the factoring.

$4xy(4xy) = 16x^2y^2$
$4xy(2y) = 8xy^2$
$4xy(5) = 20xy$

Making the factors
$4xy(4xy + 2y -5)$

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