Identify Common Factors: Step Title: Identify Common FactorsConcise Step Description: Look for common factors in each term of the expression.Step Calculation: The common factor in both terms is (3x+2).Step Output: Common factor: (3x+2)
Factor Out Common Factor: Step Title: Factor Out the Common FactorConcise Step Description: Factor out the common factor (3x+2) from the expression.Step Calculation: Factoring out (3x+2) gives us (3x+2)[(3x+2)(3x−8)+(3x+10)].Step Output: Factored expression: (3x+2)[(3x+2)(3x−8)+(3x+10)]
Distribute and Combine Terms: Step Title: Distribute and Combine Like TermsConcise Step Description: Distribute the (3x+2) term across the expression inside the brackets and combine like terms.Step Calculation: Distributing gives us (3x+2)[(3x+2)(3x−8)+1(3x+10)]. Expanding the terms inside the brackets gives us (3x+2)(9x2−24x+6x−16+3x+10).Step Output: Expanded expression: (3x+2)(9x2−15x−6)