Factoring means to break and make it shorter.
Answers:
1. [tex]3rs=3*r*s[/tex]
2. [tex]12xy=2*2*3*x*y[/tex]
3. [tex]5x^{2} =5*x*x[/tex]
4. [tex]36x^{2} =2*2*3*3*x*x[/tex]
5. [tex]25x^{2} =5*5*x*x[/tex]
6. [tex]30x^{2} =5*7*x*x[/tex]
7. [tex]5x^{3} =5*x*x*x[/tex]
8. [tex]24y^{3}= 2*2*2*3*y*y*y[/tex]
9. [tex]9xy=3*3*x*y[/tex]
10. [tex]12x^{4} =2*2*3*x*x*x*x[/tex]
hope this helps
