Question

How to factor x^2-2x

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

I have no idea how to factor.

Answer 3

$$\huge x^2-2x$$

Answer 4

x(x-2)

Multiply x and x= x^2 and multiply x and -2 is -2x. That makes x^2-2x.

Answer 5

Do you know the definition of a factor?

Answer 6

I know what it means to factor, but not the definition.

Answer 7

what number(s)/variable(s) can divide both terms?

Answer 8

What does it mean "to factor?"

Answer 9

I really need to learn to stop overcomplicating everything.

Answer 10

Split a term into 2 by dividing one term by another, thus getting 2 terms, which can be used to simplify an equation.

Answer 11

factor means to get something in the form of ab not a+b

Answer 12

Ya, that's what I said.

Answer 13

factor: When two or more numbers
are multiplied,
each of the numbers
is a factor of the product.

Answer 14

Isn't that what I said?

Answer 15

factoring: Factoring a number
over a given set
is writing the number
as a product of numbers
in that set.

Answer 16

okay.

Answer 17

factor set: The name given
to the set
over which a number
is factored.

Answer 18

integers
will be factored
over the set of integers
The factors
are then integral
factors.

Answer 19

Is there a point to this, or are you just giving me definitions that have to do with factoring?

Answer 20

I'm giving you the definitions to memorize.

Answer 21

Trust me, I won't memorize them, not because I don't want to, but because I'm pretty sure I'm physically incapable of emmorizing that much.

Answer 22

hmmm did you mean \(\bf x^2 -2x \qquad ?\) or \(\bf x^{2 -2x} \qquad ?\)

Answer 23

because the 1st form, is too simple, I mean... you were doing limits a few mins ago, and dunno how to factor that?

Answer 24

I derped, I just came back from school, and I 'm tired.

Answer 25

lol