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Logard · Answer 1 · 2023-07-22T04:46:00+0000

The expression to factor is given as:

We can factor this in 2 ways by:

• Taking a 5 as common from both terms

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• Taking a -5 as common from both terms

First, let's take "5" common from both terms:

$\begin{gathered} -5x-15 \\ =5(-x-3) \end{gathered}$

Next, let's take "-5" common from both terms:

$\begin{gathered} -5x-15 \\ =-5(x+3) \end{gathered}$ The two ways to factor are:
$\begin{gathered} 5(-x-3) \\ \text{and} \\ -5(x+3) \end{gathered}$

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