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Factoring - Combined

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Summary
The content delves into advanced factoring techniques for tackling challenging Quant problems on the GRE, emphasizing the combination of basic factoring methods to solve complex expressions.
  • Introduction to combining various factoring techniques to address difficult algebraic expressions.
  • Demonstration of factoring out the greatest common factor and recognizing patterns such as the difference of two squares.
  • Examples include factoring quadratic equations and more complex expressions by systematically breaking them down.
  • Highlighting the importance of mastering these advanced factoring skills for solving the most challenging Quant problems on the GRE.
  • Factoring is presented not as an end goal but as a crucial step in solving larger, more complicated algebraic problems.
Chapters
00:01
Combining Factoring Techniques
00:57
Factoring Quadratic Equations
01:31
Advanced Factoring Challenges
03:23
Factoring in GRE Quant Problems

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