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Blob powers differ by
1...
Take the smallest blob out...
(and deal with the
70
and 30) |
![70( x^2 + 3 )^6 + 30( x^2 + 3 )^7 ... slash off the ^7 and cross out the ( x^2 + 3 )^6 ... = 10( x^2 + 3 )^6 [ 7 + 3( x^2 + 3 )] ... clean it up ... = 10( x^2 + 3 )^6 ( 7 + 3x^2 + 9 ) = 10( x^2 + 3 )^6 ( 3x^2 + 16 )](images/26-tools-12.gif)
TRY IT:
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OK, now we're going to
get weirder... and more like these will really be.
What if there are two types of
blobs?
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