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Common factor
To factorise an expression, rewrite it as a product of factors.
Thinking back to removing brackets, the answer is now the question and the question is now the answer.
We could ask the question, 'What was it before the brackets were removed?'
A good idea when factorising is to multiply out the brackets once you've got an answer to find that the answer matches with the question.
If it doesn't, then you'll know there's something wrong.
Example
Factorise
The first thing to do is find the highest common factor (H.C.F) of and .
This will tell us the term that will go outside the bracket.
The Highest Common Factor (H
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Common factor
To factorise an expression, rewrite it as a product of factors.
Thinking back to removing brackets, the answer is now the question and the question is now the answer.
We could ask the question, 'What was it before the brackets were removed?'
A good idea when factorising is to multiply out the brackets once you've got an answer to find that the answer matches with the question.
If it doesn't, then you'll know there's something wrong.
Example
Factorise
The first thing to do is find the highest common factor (H.C.F) of and .
This will tell us the term that will go outside the bracket.
The Highest Common Factor (H