Factor a^2+ab+ax+bx

$a^{2} + a b + a x + b x$

Step 1

Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

Group the first two terms and the last two terms.

$(a^{2} + a b) + a x + b x$

Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.

$a (a + b) + x (a + b)$

Step 2

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, $a + b$ .

$(a + b) (a + x)$