Factoring with Negative Coefficients

Factoring with Negative Coefficients

Introduction

Factoring is the process of rewriting an expression as a product of its factors. When an expression contains negative coefficients, factoring helps simplify the ex...

Amanda is doing her math homework on factoring expressions with negative coefficients.

Her teacher had told the class that, when factoring by the greatest common factor, the first step is to identify the greatest common factor of all the terms.

She also explained that when every term in an expression is negative, it is often helpful ...