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Can you please explain a general strategy for factoring in a very organized way. Give an example if possible.

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The general strategy for factoring a trinomial is discussed in detail. It is also illustrated with an example.

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I guess that your question is about factoring a trinomial (an expression involving three terms)? In that case ...

Consider the trinomial x^2 - 5x + 6. Let us factorize this trinomial expression.

(a) First look at the first term (and its sign also). It is +x^2. Next look at the last term (and its sign ...

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