Steps Involved
Here are some steps that will help you understand the technique better:
First check if your polynomial expression is correct or not. By this statement I mean, the exponents in the expression should not be fractional or negative.
If the expression is correct, then proceed to check if the terms in the expression contain GCF (Greatest common factor). If there is one, simplify the expression by removing it.
Now check if there are any terms that contain common factors. If yes, group them together, and further remove the GCF of each group.
Apply the distributive law (ab + ac = a (b+c)), and get the simplified expression