Algebra Examples

${(x + 2)}^{2} - 5 (x + 2)$

Step 1

Factor $x + 2$ out of ${(x + 2)}^{2} - 5 (x + 2)$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor $x + 2$ out of ${(x + 2)}^{2}$ .

$(x + 2) (x + 2) - 5 (x + 2)$

Step 1.2

Factor $x + 2$ out of $- 5 (x + 2)$ .

$(x + 2) (x + 2) + (x + 2) \cdot - 5$

Step 1.3

Factor $x + 2$ out of $(x + 2) (x + 2) + (x + 2) \cdot - 5$ .

$(x + 2) (x + 2 - 5)$

Step 2

Subtract $5$ from $2$ .

$(x + 2) (x - 3)$