document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=928738>Question 928738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you show me a step-by-step process on how to factor this?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25-(x+2)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #563811 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=563811\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25-%28x%2B2%29%5E2+=+5%5E2-%28x%2B2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25-%28x%2B2%29%5E2+=+5%5E2-%28x%2B2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+-+b%5E2+=+%28a-b%29%28a%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+-+b%5E2+=+%28a-b%29%28a%2Bb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%5E2-%28x%2B2%29%5E2+=+%285-%28x%2B2%29%29%285%2B%28x%2B2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%5E2-%28x%2B2%29%5E2+=+%285-%28x%2B2%29%29%285%2B%28x%2B2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b+=+x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b+=+x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25-%28x%2B2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25-%28x%2B2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283-x%29%287%2Bx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283-x%29%287%2Bx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is equivalent to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28x-3%29%287%2Bx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28x-3%29%287%2Bx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (I factored a negative out of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%28x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)\r<BR>\n" );
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