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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 05:36 AM
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How the hell did the 10x become a 10x² during the factoring process?

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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 06:26 AM
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How the hell did the 10x become a 10x² during the factoring process?


In that third line, they are factoring out a 12(x^2+5)^4 which leaves the x in 12x
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Red X
In that third line, they are factoring out a 12(x^2+5)^4 which leaves the x in 12x
OOOOOooooh I see what you did there. Thanks, it was driving me nuts.
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