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Algebra Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Factor using the AC method.
Step 1.1.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 1.1.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 1.2
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 1.2.1
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2.2
Divide by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2
Subtract from .
Step 3
Exclude the solutions that do not make true.