SOLUTION: I need to factor out the greatest common factor of..... 2 (m-1)-3 (m-1)^2+2 (m-1)^3 I have succeeded with other problems similar to it but this one has me completely stumped. Pleas

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Question 894552: I need to factor out the greatest common factor of..... 2 (m-1)-3 (m-1)^2+2 (m-1)^3 I have succeeded with other problems similar to it but this one has me completely stumped. Please help
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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The only difficulty would be from trying to multiply each expression. Do NOT try to do this.

Can you clearly distinguish the expressions being summed? Here is a list:
2%28m-1%29
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%28m-1%29%5E2
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2%28m-1%29%5E3


The factor common to ALL of them should be easily identified.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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I need to factor out the greatest common factor of..... 2 (m-1)-3 (m-1)^2+2 (m-1)^3 I have succeeded with other problems similar to it but this one has me completely stumped. Please help 


If this is: 2%28m+-+1%29+-+3%28m+-+1%29%5E2+%2B+2%28m+-+1%29%5E3, then GCF is: m+-+1