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<u>1.Example, x²-25 can be factored as (x+5)(x-5).</u>
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<u>2.This method is based on the pattern (a+b)(a-b)=a²-b², which can be verified by expanding the parentheses in (a+b)(a-b).</u>
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<u>3.When an expression can be viewed as the difference of two perfect squares, i.e. a²-b², then we can factor it as (a+b)(a-b). For example, x²-25 can be factored as (x+5)(x-5).</u>
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Answer : -4a+10
Substitute (a-3) for x
-4(a-3)-2
-4a+12-2
-4a+10 but can also be written as -2(2a-5)
26< any number larger than 26 (whole numbers and fractions/decimals)
