document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55641>Question 55641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help factor completly  x^3-2x^2-x+2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #43264 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mystic1306><B>mystic1306(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mystic1306><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=43264\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x^3-2x^2-x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pull out the Greatest Common Factor of x^3-2x^2 and -x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 is the GCF of x^3-2x^2 and goes on the outside of the () <BR>\n" );
document.write( "now x^3-x^2= x and 2x^2-x^2= 2 now put them in () and don't forget the sign from the original problem it should look like this x^2(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and -1 is the GCF of -x+2 so repeating what we did before -1(x-2) the -1 changes the sign of +2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you end up with <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2(x-2)-1(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*the numbers in the () (x-2) and (x-2) MUST match\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now the (x-2) and the other (x-2) become one (x-2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and x^2 and -1 go in () (x^2-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now put them together<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)(x^2-1) or (x^2-1)(x-2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "it doesn't matter which one you put first </SPAN>\n" );
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