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Which expression is the result of factoring the expression below by taking out its greatest common factor?

12x^(2)+8=?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) 
2(6x+4)
(B) 
4(3x^(2)+2)
(c) 
2(6x^(2)+4)
(D) 
4(3x+2)

Which expression is the result of factoring the expression below by taking out its greatest common factor?\newline12x2+8=12x^{2}+8=?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 2(6x+4)2(6x+4)\newline(B) 4(3x2+2)4(3x^{2}+2)\newline(C) 2(6x2+4)2(6x^{2}+4)\newline(D) 4(3x+2)4(3x+2)

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Q. Which expression is the result of factoring the expression below by taking out its greatest common factor?\newline12x2+8=12x^{2}+8=?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) 2(6x+4)2(6x+4)\newline(B) 4(3x2+2)4(3x^{2}+2)\newline(C) 2(6x2+4)2(6x^{2}+4)\newline(D) 4(3x+2)4(3x+2)
  1. Identify GCF: First, we need to identify the greatest common factor (GCF) of the terms in the expression 12x2+812x^2 + 8. The factors of 1212 are 1,2,3,4,6,1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 1212. The factors of 88 are 1,2,4,1, 2, 4, and 88. The greatest common factor of 1212 and 88 is 44.
  2. Divide by GCF: Now, we divide each term in the expression by the GCF, which is 44. 12x212x^2 divided by 44 is 3x23x^2, and 88 divided by 44 is 22.
  3. Factor out GCF: After factoring out the GCF, we rewrite the expression as the product of the GCF and the resulting terms.\newlineThe factored expression is 4(3x2+2)4(3x^2 + 2).