Question

What is factorisation and how do you do it?

Answer 1

Factorisation is basically where you have to find everything in common between 2, 3 or 4 terms.
In factorization, you take out the like-terms. eg.
12x-6y
6(2x-y)
We have to find the HCF of 6 and 12 which is 6.
Here, the 6 is common (goes outside the bracket) and the other numbers (which are in the bracket) are uncommon.
Always remember in factorisation that:
+ and + = –
– and – = +
– and + = –
+ and – = –

Answer 2

Factorization or factoring consists of writing a number or another mathematical object as a product of several factors,