Prime Factorization
18
2*32
x5 / x2
x3
(x+3)(x-5)
x2 - 2x - 15
x2 - 16
(x - 4)(x + 4)
Difference of Squares
x2 = 16
x = 4 and x = -4
56
23 * 7
a6b4 / a2b2
a4b2
(2x - 4)(x + 1)
2x2 - 2x - 4
x2 + 10x + 25
(x + 5)2
Perfect squares
x2 - 5x + 6 = 0
x = 2 and x = 3
144
24 * 32
5x5 /x7
5 / x2
(x+2)(x2 - 3x + 4)
x3 + x2 - 2x + 8
6x2 + 5x - 6
(2x - 3)(3x + 2)
When A > 1
2x2 + 8x = 0
x = 0 and x = -4
360
23 * 32 * 5
3x3y-2 / (3x3y-2)2
y2 / 3x3
(x - 5)(x2 + 4x + 3)
x3 - x2 - 17x - 15
3x2y - 12xy2 + 6xy
3xy(x - 4y + 2)
Simple Factoring
x3+ 6x2 + 9x = 0
x = 0 and x = -3
1260
22 * 32 * 5 * 7
4(a3b-1)-1 / (4a-1b3)2
1 / 4ab5
(3x + 2)(x2 - x - 1)
4x2 + 20x + 25
(2x + 5)2
Perfect Square
4x2 - 12x + 9 = 0
x = 2/3