This is a pretty easy method... But, it only works when you can factor something. As I told you before, except for in math books, things usually don't factor.
But, this is a good method to help you understand what's going on... so, here we go!
We're going to be using one basic idea for these:
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Think about it! Let's go back to 2nd grade.
Waaaaaay back...
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