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I've been studying for my final. So how do we factor a polynomial?

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You would find the GCF. For example, 7x-7.
The common factor is 7, so you would put that outside of the brackets.
7x-7
7(x-1)
7 times x is 7x, and 7 times -1 is -7.
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