document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134478>Question 134478</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please solve by factoring, please show me the steps, i'm having a hard time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15s^2-3s^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you in advance for your help </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "15s^2-3s^4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you in advance for your help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want to factor the following expression<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15s%5E2-3s%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15s%5E2-3s%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, by inspection, we see that we can factor out a<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3s%5E2%285-s%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3s%5E2%285-s%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't see how we can factor the expression any further, do you?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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