SOLUTION: I need help with factoring polynomials such as 5a+5 and -a-2b.

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Question 368715: I need help with factoring polynomials such as 5a+5 and -a-2b.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look for common factors and use the distributive property to work them out of each expression.
5a%2B5=5%28a%29%2B5%281%29=5%28a%2B1%29
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-a-2b=%28-1%29a%2B%28-1%29%282b%29
-a-2b=%28-1%29%28a%2B2b%29