I'll use the AC method 1. Multiply 4 by 6, get 24. 2. Break up 24 every possible way. 3. Since the last term -6 is negative, write the difference of the two factors of 24. [Had it been positive we would have written the sum of them] 24 = 24×1, 24-1=23 24 = 12×2, 12-2=10 24 = 8×3, 8-3=5 14 = 6×4, 6-4=2 Look among the differences for the coefficient of x (in absolute value in case it were negative) We see that 8-3=5 and the coefficient of x is 5. So we know to break 5x up as +8x-3x 4x²+8x-3x-6 Factor 4x out of the first two term. Factor -3 out of the last two terms: 4x(x+2)-3(x+2) Factor out common factor (x+2) (4x-3)(x+2) Edwin