document.write( "Question 1014520: Good morning, can some one please tell me what the difference is between factoring an equation and factoring a polynomial expression.
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Begin with the definitions
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\n" ); document.write( "A polynomial expression consists of variables and coefficients, using the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents. For example, x^2 + 2x + 1 and x^3 +4xyz^2 +yz + 5 are both polynomial expressions, note that x^(1/3) + 2xy +y^(1/2) and x^2 / (x^3 +1) are not polynomial expressions.
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\n" ); document.write( "A function is a relation between two sets such that an element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, for example, y = x and y = 1/(2x-1) are both functions,
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\n" ); document.write( "we factor polynomial expressions by using the Greatest Common Factor(GCF) method
\n" ); document.write( "we factor functions by setting the expression = 0 and then solve for zeros ( we can use the rational roots theorem and synthetic division to test potential roots)
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