document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=76362>Question 76362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Complete the factorization of the binomial.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2 - a = -a(    )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have so far...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "GCF = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "GCF of variables = a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer I got is a^2 - a = -a(-a +1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have to show my work but not sure how...can you help please... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #54893 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=54893\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That would work since if you distribute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-a%28-a%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-a%28-a%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > you get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2-a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2-a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or you could also say the factorization is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+-+a+=+a%28a-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+-+a+=+a%28a-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since you said the GCF of the variables (in this case if the GCF itself) is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so we can factor out an <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (instead of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) </SPAN>\n" );
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