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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5x^3-125u^2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a factoring problem, and I'm not sure where to start. Thank You </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You always start factoring by looking for a common factor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 5x(x^2 - 25u^2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you look for a difference of squares:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 5x(x-5u)(x+5u)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finished<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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