Question

How do you factor `2x+2y+ax+ay`?

Answer 1

see a solution process below;

Explanation:

`2x + 2y + ax + ay`

Grouping both line of equation in a bracket;

`(2x + 2y) (ax + ay)`

Factorizing out their commons;

`2(x + y) + a(x + y)`

`(x + y) (2 + a) -> "Factorized"`