How do you factor $96xy + 112x + 84y + 98$ by grouping?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-04T09:41:06

$96xy+112x+84y+98 = 2(8x+7)(6y+7)$

Separate out the common scalar factor $2$ and factor by grouping:

$96xy+112x+84y+98 = 2((48xy+56x)+(42y+49))$

$color(white)(96xy+112x+84y+98) = 2(8x(6y+7)+7(6y+7))$

$color(white)(96xy+112x+84y+98) = 2(8x+7)(6y+7)$

How do you factor 96xy + 112x + 84y + 9896xy + 112x + 84y + 98 by grouping?