Respuesta :
Answer: 3(6a+5)
We can confirm this by distributing the 3 back in
3*6a = 18a
3*5 = 15
So 3(6a+5) = 3*6a+3*5 = 18a+15
The process of factoring polynomials like this is basically using the distributive property in reverse.
Answer:
3(6a + 5)
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF).
1 - What is the largest number that divides evenly into 18a and 15?
It is 3.
2 - What is the highest degree of a that divides evenly into 18a and 15.
It is 1, since a s not in every term.
3 - Multiplying the results above,
The GCF is 3.
2) Factor out the GCF. (Write the GCF first. Then, in parentheses, divide each term by the GCF.)
3 (18a/3 + 15/3)
3) Simplify each term in parentheses.
3(6a + 5)
