Factor the expression completely.

Question

10, x, minus, 5
10x−5

Answer 1

To factor the expression \( 10x - 5 \) completely, we can look for the greatest common factor (GCF) of the terms.

The GCF of \( 10x \) and \( -5 \) is \( 5 \).

Now, we can factor out \( 5 \) from the expression:

\[ 10x - 5 = 5(2x - 1) \]

Thus, the completely factored form of the expression \( 10x - 5 \) is:

\[ 5(2x - 1) \]