Factor: 8ab - 16ac + 12a
anyone wanna help me out with this, i know how to normally work out problems like this but for some reason im not getting the correct answer when i work it out...
8 a b - 16 a c + 12 a =
4 ∙ a ∙ 2 ∙ b - 4 a ∙ 4 ∙ c + 4 ∙ a ∙ 3 =
4 a ( 2 b - 4 c + 3 )
To factor the expression 8ab - 16ac + 12a, we can first look for common factors among the terms. In this case, we can factor out the common factor of 4a:
8ab - 16ac + 12a = 4a(2b - 4c + 3)
Now let's simplify the expression inside the parentheses:
2b - 4c + 3
We cannot factor anything further out of this expression since there are no common factors. Therefore, the factored form of the given expression is:
8ab - 16ac + 12a = 4a(2b - 4c + 3)