document.write( "Question 583613: factoring means writing as a is the answer sum?????or product?????? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Factoring \"x%5E2-3x-10\" is writing it as a product of two or more factors:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-3x-10=%28x-5%29%28x%2B2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-5%29\" and \"%28x%2B2%29\", when they are multiplied are called factors, and the result of the multiplication is called the product of the multiplication.
\n" ); document.write( "Factorization is finding the factors when you are given the product.
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