Using the FOIL method to multiply two binomials. FOIL suggests the order, by position, in which terms should be multiplied: first, outer, inner, last.
Practice factoring: 10b2c4d - 6b3c4d2
Demonstration of factoring a polynomial with no like terms: 14n 35p,
Using the distributive law to factor the polynomial 18x - 12y is demonstrated.
Practice factoring: 2la5b7 — 7a4b6c
Practice factoring: 27x10y3z15 - 9x9y3z9
Demonstration of factoring a polynomial with three terms that share a common factor: 35x 15y - 20z.
Practice factoring: 72m3n2p5 - 48mn5p3
Practice factoring: 7x2y2 4xy2 - 8x2y
Summary of the procedure for factoring by grouping.