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wHAT IS FACTORING AND HOW DO I FACTOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS: X TO THE 2ND POWER MINUS XY PLUS 2X MINUS 2Y
\n" ); document.write( "FACTORING MEANS TO CONVERT THE GIVEN POLYNOMIAL IN TO A MONOMIAL.THAT IS HERE WE HAVE IN YOUR EXAMPLE
\n" ); document.write( "X^2-XY+2X-2Y...HAS 4 TERMS...WE HAVE TO WRITE IT AS A PRODUCT OF MONOMIALS WHICH WILL BE A MONOMIAL.WE DO IT USING COMMON FACTORS/FORMULAE ON IDENTITIES ETC...
\n" ); document.write( "WE HAVE HERE
\n" ); document.write( "=X(X-Y)+2(X-Y)=(X-Y)(X+2)...WITHIN BRACKETS IT IS CONSIDERED AS 1 TERM .PRODUCT ALSO KEEPS IT AS ONE TERM ONLY. \n" ); document.write( "

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