Factoring - irrelevant comment

firemath

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Begin and reorder the terms:

rg + g^2 - 8g - 3r + 15 =

g(r + g - 8) - 3(r - 5) =

g(r + g - 5 - 3) - 3(r - 5) =

g(r - 5 + g - 3) - 3(r - 5) =

g(r - 5) + g(g - 3) - 3(r - 5) =

g(r - 5) - 3(r - 5) + g(g - 3) =

(r - 5)(g - 3) + g(g - 3) =

(g - 3)(r - 5 + g) =

(g - 3)(r + g - 5)
Wow. That's intense. Someone likes factoring.?
 
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