Question

How to do Factorise in Maths?
Explain step-by-step...​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:Factors

Numbers have factors:

factors 2x3=6

And expressions (like x2+4x+3) also have factors:

factors

Factoring

Factoring is the process of finding the factors:

Factoring: Finding what to multiply together to get an expression.

It is like "splitting" an expression into a multiplication of simpler expressions.

Example: factor 2y+6

Both 2y and 6 have a common factor of 2:

2y is 2 × y

6 is 2 × 3

So we can factor the whole expression into:

2y+6 = 2(y+3)

So 2y+6 has been "factored into" 2 and y+3

Factoring is also the opposite of Expanding: