Question

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Describe the process of factoring in your own words. You can either write a paragraph describing the process, or you can list a set of steps to follow.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Factoring an expression is the process of undoing the multiplication.

Assume you have a function f(x):

`f(x)=x^2+2x-48`

This can be factored:

`f(x)=(x+8)(x-6)`

Using multiplication and the distributive property, you arrive back to:

`f(x)=x^2+2x-48`

Then you can see clearly that all we've done is reverse the multiplication.