How do you factor $5x^2-10x+5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-05-30T18:23:21

$5x^2-10x+5 = 5(x^2-2x+1) = 5(x-1)^2$

When all of the coefficients of a polynomial have a common factor, it's helpful to separate that out first.

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