Factorising

Question 1

What’s the first step to factorising an equation?

Answer 1

Find the highest common factor of all the numbers

Question 2

What’s the second step to factorising an equation?

Answer 2

Divide all the numbers by the highest common factor

Question 3

How do you layout your answer?

Answer 3

You put the HCF outside the brackets then place the answers from the division in the brackets.

Question 4

Example of factorising;

Answer 4

2x+4=
HCF= 2
2/2x=x
2/4=2

2x+4= 2(x+2)

Question 5

How can you double check if your answer is correct?

Answer 5

Expand the brackets and you should get the same equation

Question 6

What do you do if the HCF is everything?

Answer 6

Change it to 1