Algebra Examples

$2 x^{4} y - 4 x^{2} y^{2}$

Step 1

Factor $2 x^{2} y$ out of $2 x^{4} y$ .

$2 x^{2} y (x^{2}) - 4 x^{2} y^{2}$

Step 2

Factor $2 x^{2} y$ out of $- 4 x^{2} y^{2}$ .

$2 x^{2} y (x^{2}) + 2 x^{2} y (- 2 y)$

Step 3

Factor $2 x^{2} y$ out of $2 x^{2} y (x^{2}) + 2 x^{2} y (- 2 y)$ .

$2 x^{2} y (x^{2} - 2 y)$