SOLUTION: i cant figure this out -4u squaredplus 5u - 1

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: i cant figure this out -4u squaredplus 5u - 1 This question is from textbook algebra

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-4u^2 + 5u - 1

factors of -1 and -4 have to "combine" to get 5

(-4u + 1)(u - 1)