document.write( "Question 173191This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^3 - 8x^2 + 5x - 40 \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E3-8x%5E2%29%2B%285x-40%29\" Group like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%28x-8%29%2B5%28x-8%29\" Factor out the GCF \"x%5E2\" out of the first group. Factor out the GCF \"5\" out of the second group\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2%2B5%29%28x-8%29\" Since we have the common term \"x-8\", we can combine like terms\r
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