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Factoring Polynomials
Cancel the Common Factors
x
−
7
x
2
−
7
x
x
-
7
x
2
-
7
x
Step 1
Factor
x
x
out of
x
2
−
7
x
x
2
-
7
x
.
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Step 1.1
Factor
x
x
out of
x
2
x
2
.
x
−
7
x
⋅
x
−
7
x
x
-
7
x
⋅
x
-
7
x
Step 1.2
Factor
x
x
out of
−
7
x
-
7
x
.
x
−
7
x
⋅
x
+
x
⋅
−
7
x
-
7
x
⋅
x
+
x
⋅
-
7
Step 1.3
Factor
x
x
out of
x
⋅
x
+
x
⋅
−
7
x
⋅
x
+
x
⋅
-
7
.
x
−
7
x
(
x
−
7
)
x
-
7
x
(
x
-
7
)
x
−
7
x
(
x
−
7
)
x
-
7
x
(
x
-
7
)
Step 2
Reduce the
expression
x
−
7
x
(
x
−
7
)
x
-
7
x
(
x
-
7
)
by cancelling the
common factors
.
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Step 2.1
Cancel the
common factor
.
x
−
7
x
(
x
−
7
)
x
-
7
x
(
x
-
7
)
Step 2.2
Rewrite the
expression
.
1
x
1
x
1
x
1
x
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