document.write( "Question 381217: what are the factors of q3-q2+2q-2\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #270415 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28q%5E3-q%5E2%29%2B%282q-2%29\" Group like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"q%5E2%28q-1%29%2B2%28q-1%29\" Factor out the GCF \"q%5E2\" out of the first group. Factor out the GCF \"2\" out of the second group\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28q%5E2%2B2%29%28q-1%29\" Since we have the common term \"q-1\", we can combine like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"q%5E3-q%5E2%2B2q-2\" factors to \"%28q%5E2%2B2%29%28q-1%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"q%5E3-q%5E2%2B2q-2=%28q%5E2%2B2%29%28q-1%29\"\r
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