Identify Terms: Step Title: Identify the TermsConcise Step Description: Identify the terms of the equation and rearrange them if necessary.Step Calculation: The terms are 2y, −8x2, and 24x. We can rearrange the equation to group like terms or to make it easier to factor by common terms.Step Output: Terms: 2y, −8x2, 24x
Factor by Grouping: Step Title: Factor by GroupingConcise Step Description: Factor by grouping terms that have common factors.Step Calculation: We can factor out a 2 from the entire equation to simplify it: 2(y−4x2+12x).Step Output: Factored Equation: 2(y−4x2+12x)
Factor Quadratic Expression: Step Title: Factor the Quadratic ExpressionConcise Step Description: Factor the quadratic expression within the parentheses.Step Calculation: We need to find factors of −4x2 and 12x that can be grouped. However, since y is not a term that can be combined with x terms, we cannot factor the quadratic expression in the usual way. Instead, we can only factor out common factors of the x terms.Step Output: Factored Equation: 2(y−4x(x−3))
Check Further Factoring: Step Title: Check for Further FactoringConcise Step Description: Check if the expression can be factored further.Step Calculation: The expression 2(y−4x(x−3)) cannot be factored further since y and x are not like terms.Step Output: Final Factored Equation: 2(y−4x(x−3))