Question

Is anyone familiar with the factoring box that is used on PurpleMath.com? I want to understand how to factor after I achieve the numbers in the four boxes.

Answer 1

if you can multiply; you can factor, they undo each other

Answer 2

kinda

Answer 3

no, sorry. purple haze maybe, not purple math

Answer 4

dealing with quadradics

Answer 5

3*4 = 12

3 and 4 are factors of 12

12 is the product of 3*4

Answer 6

quadratics are the same principle; just numbers in da skies

Answer 7

they just had a cool method with a special factoring box instead of Grouping
I know how to factor, thank you for answering though

Answer 8

no prob; good luck :)

Answer 9

ty