Answer:
See Below.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have the expression:
[tex]3pf^2-21p^2f+6pf-42p^2[/tex]
Part A:
Find the GCF. Notice that we have a three in every term and a p in every term. Thus, the GCF will be 3p. Factor:
[tex]3p(f^2-7pf+2f-14p)[/tex]
This is the most we can do.
Part B:
Continuing from where we left off, we can factor the entire expression by grouping:
[tex]\displaystyle \begin{aligned} &= 3p(f^2-7pf+2f-14p) \\ \\ &= 3p(f(f-7p)+2(f-7p)) \\ \\ &=3p((f+2)(f-7p))\end{aligned}[/tex]