18m²-18x+4 That has a typo. Either the variable is m or x. I will assuming that the variable should be m: 18m²-18m+4 Factor out GCF 2 2(9m^2-2m+2) It factors as 2(?m??)(?m??) where we put in signs and numbers where the question marks are. There is only one way to factor the +2 on the end. as 2 and 1. So we have 2(?m?2)(?m?1) Both signs are - since the last sign is + and the middle sign is -. 2(?m-2)(?m-1) The remaining two numbers must multiply to give 9. They can only be 3 and 3, 9 and 1 or 1 and 9. Experimenting by trial and error we get that 3 and 3 works. 2(3m-2)(3m-1) ---------------------- 6x^2+7xy-10y^2 There is no common factor. Since this one has two variables, we have this: (?x??y)(?x??y) and the signs must be opposite since the last sign is -. 6 factors as 6∙1 or 3∙2. 10 factors as 10∙1, 5∙2 or 2∙5 or 10∙1 After a bit of trial and error we get (6x-5y)(1x+2y) Omitting the 1 coefficient (6x-5y)(x+2y) Edwin