document.write( "Question 70970: Factor Completely. x^2 - 2x +1\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #50703 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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We're looking for 2 numbers that add to -2 and multiply to 1. The only factors which multiply to 1 are: 1 and 1 (1*1=1), and -1 and -1 (-1*-1=1). If we add 1 and 1 we get 2, not -2, so these two don't work. If we add -1 and -1 we get -2, which works. So we then place these two numbers in parenthesis with x terms like so:
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