document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27476>Question 27476</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any assistance you could offer would be great.  I am supposed to factor out the greatest common factor and simplify factors if possible.  I think the greatest common factor is 5-x^2, but am not not sure where to go from there.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(5-x)^4+2(5-x)^3-(5-x)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14922 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14922\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you are correct... lets look at it written out fully:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%285-x%29%5E4%2B2%285-x%29%5E3-%285-x%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%285-x%29%5E4%2B2%285-x%29%5E3-%285-x%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(5-x)(5-x)(5-x)(5-x) + 2(5-x)(5-x)(5-x) - (5-x)(5-x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, you can see that (5-x)(5-x) is common to all 3 terms. Taking that out, leaves:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5-x)(5-x)[ 3(5-x)(5-x) + 2(5-x) - 1]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, writing this in neater format is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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