Now, we're going to learn how to
factor guys with a number in front of the
...

I'm not going to lie to you -- these
can be pretty tricky. Some students don't like these because there is no
way to just memorize how to do them. Each problem is different and you
just have to figure it out!
There IS a basic strategy for
successfully conquering these... It's not great, but, it's really all we
have.
Let's just dive in. I'm going to start
with prime numbers at first to ease you in.
Let's factor this guy:

Remember that we are undoing FOIL

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