Don't list a bunch of problems. We will only do one. Factor completely by grouping.Factor out -6, remembering that when you factor out a negative number, all the signs change inside the parentheses. I'll do some coloring: Ignoring signs at first, and just using absolute values, multiply the red 6 by the green 6, getting 36. Now write down all the ways of two integers which multiply to give 36: 36*1 = 36 18*2 = 36 12*3 = 36 9*4 = 36 6*6 = 36 Now since the sign before the green 6 is -, out beside those we SUBTRACT the two factors. (If that sign has been + we would have added them): 36*1 = 36 36-1=35 18*2 = 36 18-2=16 12*3 = 36 12-3= 9 9*4 = 36 9-4= 5 6*6 = 36 6-6= 0 Now we look in the right hand column to see if we can find the absolute value of the coefficient of the middle term of which is 5, which I have colored green. Now replace the 5x by 9x-4x Now I'll do some re-coloring: Out of the two red terms factor out a 3x Now out of the remaining black terms, factor out , remembering that when you factor out a negative you change the signs inside the parentheses: Now I'll do some more re-coloring Notice that the green parentheses are the same, and you can factor them out just as you would factor out just a single letter or number. When you do you just put the remaining black factors inside a parentheses: or just Edwin