SOLUTION: how do you factor (x-3)^2-2(x-3)-8? Factoring trinomials

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Question 601564: how do you factor (x-3)^2-2(x-3)-8? Factoring trinomials
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x-3)^2-2(x-3)-8?
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Let w = x-3
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Rewrite your problem:
w^2 - 2w - 8
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Factor:
(w-4)(w+2)
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Substitute back to the "x" form:
(x-3-4)(x-3+2)
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= (x-7)(x-1)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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