document.write( "Question 199227: Factor out the GCF in this expression a(a + 1) - 3(a + 1) \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #149688 by Earlsdon(6294) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Factor:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%2Ahighlight_green%28%28a%2B1%29%29-3%2Ahighlight_green%28%28a%2B1%29%29\"$ Do you see that each term in this expression has a common factor of $\"highlight_green%28%28a%2B1%29%29\"$ ?
\n" ); document.write( "This can be factored to give you...
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28%28a%2B1%29%29%28a-3%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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