document.write( "Question 319136: Factor
\n" ); document.write( "8w*2 - 14w + 3
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\n" ); document.write( "4w(2w - 3) - (2w + 3) I even understand making it -1 but I am having a hard time understanding how (2w + 3) becomes (2w - 3) as the answer would be (4w-1)(2w-3)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #228474 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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When you factored out the -1 from the last two terms $\"2w%2B3\"$ , you need to factor it from 3 as well. So you should have gotten $\"4w%282w+-+3%29+-+%282w+-+3%29\"$ since $\"-%282w-3%29=-2w-%28-3%29=-2w%2B3\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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