How to Factor Polynomials

Algebrator can easily solve problems such as the one you posted. It´s a great tool in order to rapidly complete Algebra assignments.

An example using your equation is described following the link below.

You start by copy-pasting the Polynomial into a new worksheet.

You then have to press the "Solve" button several times in order to obtain a step-by-step solution.

We can press the "Explain" button in order to obtain an explanation for the step involved.

Some Important features are:

1.Flash demos, found under the drop-down menu "Help->Tutors".

The demos are also available online at "https://softmath.com/demos/", where you may simply select any of the ".htm" files and the demo will play within your browser

2. Wizard button - for example, click the Wizard button and look under the category of "Polynomials" to see the many useful templates for Polynomial expressions.

3. The Explain button, which provides the mathematical logic involved in the selected step.

You can see the rest of the step-by-step solution process by clicking on the "solve step" button several times.

Further simplification is not possible.

Factoring a polynomial is the opposite process of multiplying polynomials.

So in order to check by multiplying we just copy-paste the solution into a new worksheet and press "Solve" button.

The product distributive property will be used. Please check below.

We need to combine like factors in this term by adding up all the exponents and copying the base.

Further simplification is not possible.