Factorizing Parabolas

Factoring parabolas comes especially useful later on in Calculus. Right now, factoring parabolas is used, primarily, to look for the solutions of the parabola, or where the parabola intercepts the x-axis. There are certain word problems that will require you to look for these values. However, this process will become more useful in Calculus when you learn optimization. Factorization, in general, is extremely helpful in calculus in order to simplify problems.