document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=816918>Question 816918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to factor:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5m^2-4m-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "you want to find factors of -5 which add up to -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5 and +1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "split -4m into -5m +1m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5m^2-5m+1m-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5m*(m-1)+1(m-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5m+1)^(m-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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