how do you factor this?
a4b + a5b + 3
2 answers
a4b(a+ab+3)
a4b + a5b + 3
What factors do all expressions have in common?
Answer, none
This cannot be factored.
All you could do is,
a4b + a5b + 3
ab (4 + 5) + 3
What factors do all expressions have in common?
Answer, none
This cannot be factored.
All you could do is,
a4b + a5b + 3
ab (4 + 5) + 3