document.write( "Question 55695: please help factor
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Factor
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E3-2x%5E2-x%2B2\"$ If there are four term try factoring by grouping:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%5E3-2x%5E2%29%2B%28-x%2B2%29\"$ Factor the GCF out of each group:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2%28x-2%29-1%28x-2%29\"$ Factor the (x-2) out:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-2%29%28x%5E2-1%29\"$ The second parenthesis has a difference of squares that is factored like this: $\"highlight%28a%5E2-b%5E2=%28a%2Bb%29%28a-b%29%29\"$ a=x, b=1:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-2%29%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29\"$
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