The answer will depend on where the brackets are. In general the solution would be to expand all the brackets, combine like terms and then factorise.
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Remove like terms as much a possible, for example; X+4X-2X if you factorize this you take out X making it: X(1+4-2) The X is outside the brackets, because this shows everything inside the brackets needs to be multiplied by X.
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To factorise is to find the numbers that divide into the original number by only using prime numbers. For example factorise 20 = 2 times 2 times 5
The different types of brackets are: * round brackets, open brackets or parentheses: ( ) * square brackets, closed brackets or box brackets: [ ] * curly brackets, squiggly brackets, swirly brackets, braces, or chicken lips: { } * angle brackets, diamond brackets, cone brackets or chevrons: < > or ⟨ ⟩
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