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Question 1096940: Hi,
I hope you can help. You may find this rather odd, but it's something that's been bugging me. I recently bought Algebra for Dummies Part 1 by Mary Jane Sterling and in the introduction where she talks about "Figuring Out Factoring" (I think know what factoring is), she says "It's where expressions are changed from addition and subtraction to multiplication and division", and no matter how I think about this, it doesn't make any sense, and I feel that I'm missing something very basis. Can you shed any light on what she could mean here?
Kind regards
Peter
Answer by ikleyn(52884)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
The term "to factor something (an expression, a polynomial or a number)" means to present it as a product of expressions, polynomials or numbers.
I think that's it.
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Comment from student: Thank you for your fast reply! I had in fact understood that part.
What intrigues me is the part "It's where expressions are changed from addition and subtraction to multiplication and
division" - I can't see the connection between this and factoring. This adding/substracting becoming
multiplication/division doesn't appear to tie in with this notion of factoring. Can you see what I mean? Kind regards, Peter
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My responce. I think I understand what you mean.
My advice is: do not concentrate too much on it and boldly go further.
You do not miss nothing essential.
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