Question

Use the distributive property to factor the expression below.

54x2y - 12x2y2

Answer 1

The given expression is:

$54 x^{2} y-12 x^{2} y^{2}$

The term 6x²y can be factored out from both the terms, leaving behind the expression given below.

$6 x^{2} y(9-2y)$
So,

$54 x^{2} y-12 x^{2} y^{2} = 6 x^{2} y(9-2y)$