How do you factor: x(y-5) + t(y-5)?

Question

It might as well be in japanese for me!

Answer 1

x(y - 5) + t(y - 5)

These two terms have (y - 5) in common; factor this like you would factor xz + tz, which factors as z(x + t). Here, it is instead

(y - 5)(x + t)

Answer 2

Hey there!

The common factor of x(y-5)+t(y-5) is y-5. Factor out y-5 out of the equation. You now have x+t. Since y-5 is a factor of the whole expression, so is x+t. Then the answer is

(x+t)(y-5).

So the answer is (x+t)(y-5).

Hope it helps!

Answer 3

Factor out the common terms (in this case (y-5). So when you factor out (y-5) you are left with x+t and your answer should look like this: (y-5) (x+t)

Answer 4

The COMMON factor is (y - 5) ie (y - 5 ) has to multiply BOTH x and t:-
(y - 5) (x + t)

You can do this----no need to learn Japanese!

Answer 5

i didnt get what u menat but i expanded the expression
xy+ty-5x-5t
and i think the common factor is (y-5) so pull the other in front and the anser will be
(y-5)(x+t)

Answer 6

Each term has a (y-5) in it, so you can pull that out in front:

(y-5) (x+t)

Answer 7

Oops! My bad. I accidentally stumbled on the site for nerds!

Answer 8

are you sure you didn't mean x(y-5t(y-5)?