SOLUTION: factoring means writing as a is the answer sum?????or product??????

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Question 583613: factoring means writing as a is the answer sum?????or product??????
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Factoring x%5E2-3x-10 is writing it as a product of two or more factors:
x%5E2-3x-10=%28x-5%29%28x%2B2%29
%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.
Factorization is finding the factors when you are given the product.