Answer:
To FACTOR A POLYNOMIAL is to write a polynomial as the product of other Polynomials, binomials, or monomials that can't be fractured further. This is also known as IRREDUCIBLE FACTORS.
One way to factor an expression is to pull out a COMMON FACTOR From all terms and then rewrite the Experssion.
QUADRATIC EXPRESSIONS can be further factured with the QUADRATIC FORMULA
SOME RANDOM EXAMPLES:
POLYNOMIAL: 8x²=6x-2
1.Identify a common factor
8, 6, and 2 are all divisible by 2
2.Divide each term by the common factor
8x² + 6x - 2
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2 2 2
3.Factor the quadratic
2 (4x-1) (x+1)
