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document.write( "Factor out 5ab²\r\n" );
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document.write( "5ab²(18a⁸ⁿ-5a⁴ⁿb²ⁿ-48b⁴ⁿ)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The expression in parentheses is a trinomial that factors just like \r\n" );
document.write( "                       18x²-5xy-48y² factors as (2x+3y)(9x-16y)\r\n" );
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document.write( "5ab²(2a⁴ⁿ+3b²ⁿ)(9a⁴ⁿ-16b²ⁿ)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The second expression in parentheses factors as the difference of squares,\r\n" );
document.write( "                       just like 9x²-16y² factors as (3x-4y)(3x+4y)\r\n" );
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document.write( "5ab²(2a⁴ⁿ+3b²ⁿ)(3a²ⁿ-4bⁿ)(3a²ⁿ+4bⁿ)\r\n" );
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