The expression is .
A polynomial can be factored by grouping:
\ (Group terms with common factors )
Find the GCF of each terms.
\ (Circle common factors)
GCF of is
.
(Circle common factors)
GCF of is 7.
Write each term as the product of the GCF and the remaining factors.Use the Distributive property to factor out the GCF.
\ (Rewrite each term using the GCF)
(Apply distributive property:
)
(Apply distributive property:
)
The factored form of is
.