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    Math Definitions -> F -> Factorising

 Factorising

Finding what to multiply to get an expression. (Called Factoring in US English.)

Example: 2y+6 = 2(y+3),
so the factors of 2y+6 are 2 and (y+3)
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Factoring - Introduction

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