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Theory

Factor out

If the terms in a sum or difference contain a common factor, it can be factored out to create a product.

4 \cdot x + 4 \cdot y = 4 (x + y) x \cdot y - 7 \cdot x = x (y - 7)

This is the opposite of distributing.

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