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Factoring Notes

This document provides steps and examples for factoring different types of polynomials including: 1) Factoring polynomials of the form 2x + bx + c and ax^2 + bx + c 2) Factoring the difference of squares a^2 - b^2 3) Factoring the sum and difference of cubes a^3 + b^3 and a^3 - b^3 Examples are provided for each type of factorization.

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Factoring Notes

This document provides steps and examples for factoring different types of polynomials including: 1) Factoring polynomials of the form 2x + bx + c and ax^2 + bx + c 2) Factoring the difference of squares a^2 - b^2 3) Factoring the sum and difference of cubes a^3 + b^3 and a^3 - b^3 Examples are provided for each type of factorization.

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Factoring Polynomials 2 x + bx + c

Factoring Polynomials 2 x + bx + c

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