Algebra Examples

$4 a^{2} b^{2} + 16 a b + 12 a$

Step 1

Factor $4 a$ out of $4 a^{2} b^{2}$ .

$4 a (a b^{2}) + 16 a b + 12 a$

Step 2

Factor $4 a$ out of $16 a b$ .

$4 a (a b^{2}) + 4 a (4 b) + 12 a$

Step 3

Factor $4 a$ out of $12 a$ .

$4 a (a b^{2}) + 4 a (4 b) + 4 a (3)$

Step 4

Factor $4 a$ out of $4 a (a b^{2}) + 4 a (4 b)$ .

$4 a (a b^{2} + 4 b) + 4 a (3)$

Step 5

Factor $4 a$ out of $4 a (a b^{2} + 4 b) + 4 a (3)$ .

$4 a (a b^{2} + 4 b + 3)$