document.write( "Question 221295: st+5b-bs-5t how do you factor out this problem? \n" ); document.write( "
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st+5b-bs-5t how do you factor out this problem?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 1. Rearrange the expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "st+5b-bs-5t=st-bs-5t+5b\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 2. Factor out s in the first two terms and factor our -5 in the last two terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "st-bs-5t+5b=s(t-b)-5(t-b)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 3. Note that (t-b) is common in the parenthesis...so factor it out\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s(t-b)-5(t-b)=(t-b)(s-5)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Step 4. ANSWER: st+5b-bs-5t=(t-b)(s-5)\r
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