document.write( "Question 433422: s^3+s^2-8m^3-4m^2 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "s³ + s² - 8m³ - 4m²\r\n" );
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document.write( "Swap the middle two terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "s³ - 8m³ + s² - 4m²\r\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite as\r\n" );
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document.write( "(s³ - 8m³) + (s² - 4m²)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The first parenthese contains a difference of two cubes and\r\n" );
document.write( "the second parentheses contains a difference of two squares.\r\n" );
document.write( "You have studied how to factor these.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(s - 2m)(s² + 2sm + 4m²) + (s - 2m)(s + 2m)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next we factor out the common factor (s - 2m) using brackets:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(s - 2m)[(s² + 2sm + 4m²) + (s + 2m)]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the parentheses inside the brackets\r\n" );
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document.write( "(s - 2m)[s² + 2sm + 4m² + s + 2m]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Change the brackets to parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(s - 2m)(s² + 2sm + 4m² + s + 2m)\r\n" );
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