document.write( "Question 1048417: FACTOR EACH COMPLETELY\r
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document.write( "Try to factor by grouping as they are arranged,\r\n" );
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document.write( "No, that doesn't give us a common factor.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange by swapping the two middle terms:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Try to factor by grouping as they are arranged\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we see we should have swapped the last two terms\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have a common factor (6y-5)\r\n" );
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