A simile is used comparing a character to bamboo before it bursts into a flame. 
Similes are comparisons that use the word like or as.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
<h3>  -5x • (3x - 2)</h3>
Explanation:
  
<h3> (1): "x2"   was replaced by   "x^2".  </h3><h3>
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</h3><h3>The Equation at the end of step 1
</h3><h3>  10x -  (3•5x2)
</h3><h3>  </h3><h3>  
</h3><h3>Pulling out like terms
</h3><h3> 3.1     Pull out like factors :
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</h3><h3>   10x - 15x2  =   -5x • (3x - 2)  </h3><h3>
</h3><h3>Final result :
</h3><h3>  -5x • (3x - 2)</h3>
 
        
             
        
        
        
"then lay down like a mast among his sheep" him laying down and being a mast for his sheep. hes kinda like protecting them with his body<span />