document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=438559>Question 438559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, I would like to know what the difference between factoring polynomials and factoring polynomials completely is. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #303234 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tinbar><B>tinbar(133)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tinbar><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=303234\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factoring means just pulling out a factor. Factoring completely means whatever u r factoring cannot be factored anymore\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider f=x^3-3x^2+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can rewrrite f as x (x^2 -3x+2) so we have factored out the x term but this isn't factored completely since the second bracket can be factored as (x-1)(x-2) so if we write f as x(x-1)(x-2) then we can say its factored completely  </SPAN>\n" );
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