document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176940>Question 176940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good evening, I am back in algebra and I am lost:(. How do you factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5w - 5u + wy +yu? Any help would be appreciated </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131987 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131987\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-5w-5u%29%2B%28wy%2Byu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-5w-5u%29%2B%28wy%2Byu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Group like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5%28w%2Bu%29%2By%28w%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5%28w%2Bu%29%2By%28w%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the first group. Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the second group\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-5%2By%29%28w%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-5%2By%29%28w%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since we have the common term <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w%2Bu ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w%2Bu\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rearrange the terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu=%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu=%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: you can check the answer by FOILing <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y-5%29%28w%2Bu%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-5w-5u%2Bwy%2Byu\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  </SPAN>\n" );
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