The other tutor's solution is incorrect: Factor outfrom the two red terms: (Don't forget that when you factor out a negative, the signs change inside the parentheses!) Factor out from the two blue terms: Now I'll do some re-coloring: Take out the green That's it! You can make it a tiny bit shorter by reversing the terms in the second factor: But that is not necessary. To make the green one match, you might want to reverse the terms in it too: and then leave the whole thing black, like this: But it would be OK just to leave it like we had it above without the coloring: Edwin