SOLUTION: Complete the factorization of the binomial. a^2 - a = -a( ) This is what I have so far... GCF = 1 GCF of variables = a The answer I got is a^2

SOLUTION: Complete the factorization of the binomial. a^2 - a = -a( ) This is what I have so far... GCF = 1 GCF of variables = a The answer I got is a^2 - a = -a(-a +1) I

Question 76362: Complete the factorization of the binomial.
a^2 - a = -a( )
This is what I have so far...
GCF = 1
GCF of variables = a
The answer I got is a^2 - a = -a(-a +1)
I have to show my work but not sure how...can you help please...
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That would work since if you distribute you get or you could also say the factorization is:
Since you said the GCF of the variables (in this case if the GCF itself) is so we can factor out an (instead of )
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