Algebra-2

1. Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF):
  - For the quadratic expression , look at the coefficients , , and . The GCF of , , and is .
  - So, we can rewrite the expression as .

2. Factor the quadratic expression inside the parentheses:
  - Consider the quadratic expression . For a quadratic of the form (here , , ), we need to find two numbers that multiply to (which is ) and add up to (which is ).
  - The two numbers are and since and .
  - We can rewrite the middle - term as