document.write( "Question 233845: Factor.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #172524 by Edwin McCravy(20064)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Factor out the red factor and leave the sum of the green \r\n" );
document.write( "factors in black parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"red%28%28m+%2B+4%29%29%28green%28%28a-5%29%29+%2B+green%28%28a+%2B+3%29%29%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the green parentheses inside the black parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"red%28%28m+%2B+4%29%29%28green%28a-5%29+%2B+green%28a+%2B+3%29%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Forget the colors, make everything black:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28m+%2B+4%29%28a-5+%2B+a+%2B+3%29+\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms inside the second set of parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28m%2B4%29%282a-2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor 2 out of the second parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%28m%2B4%292%28a-1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Put the 2 in front to make it look better:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%28m%2B4%29%28a-1%29\"\r\n" );
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