document.write( "Question 951347: Factor. SHOW YOUR WORK FOR FULL CREDIT!\r
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"4a%5E3+-20a%5E3+-8a\"$ ....add terms with same exponent first\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-16a%5E3+-8a\"$ ....if both terms negative, we can factor out $\"-1\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-1%2816a%5E3+%2B8a%29\"$ .....as you can see, both terms are divisible by $\"8a\"$ , so factor it out\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-8a%282a%5E2+%2B1%29\"$ ...your answer\r
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