Precalculus Examples

$x^{2} - \frac{1}{2} x$

Step 1

Factor $x$ out of $x^{2}$ .

$x \cdot x - \frac{1}{2} x$

Step 2

Factor $x$ out of $- \frac{1}{2} x$ .

$x \cdot x + x (- \frac{1}{2})$

Step 3

Factor $x$ out of $x \cdot x + x (- \frac{1}{2})$ .

$x (x - \frac{1}{2})$