An expression is shown below:

2x3y + 8xy - 4x2y - 16y

part a: rewrite the expression so that the gcf is factored completely. (3 points)

part b: rewrite the expression completely factored. show the steps of your work. (4 points)

part c: if the two middle terms were switched so that the expression became 2x3y - 4x2y + 8xy - 16y, would the factored expression no longer be equivalent to your answer in part b? explain your reasoning. (3 points)

question 2 (essay worth 10 points)

[08.03, 8.05]

part a: write the expression x2 + 2x - 24 as a product of two linear expression