Problem

Factor the following polynomial by grouping. If it cannot be factored, indicate "Not Factorable". \[ 6 a c-3 b d+b c-18 a d \]

Solution

Step 1 :First, we rearrange the terms to group them in a way that makes factoring easier. We get: \(6ac - 18ad + bc - 3bd\).

Step 2 :Next, we factor out the common factors from each group. From the first group, we can factor out \(6a\), and from the second group, we can factor out \(b\). This gives us: \(6a(c - 3d) + b(c - 3d)\).

Step 3 :Finally, we notice that \((c - 3d)\) is a common factor in both terms. We can factor this out to get our final factored form: \((c - 3d)(6a + b)\).

Step 4 :So, the factored form of the given polynomial is \(\boxed{(c - 3d)(6a + b)}\).

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