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document.write( "Distribute to remove the parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor x out of the first two terms\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor -3b out of the last two tems:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor (x-a) out of both terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the zero-factor property:\r\n" );
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