The expression is .
Complete the factor:
(Original expression)
(Group to find a GCF)
(Factor out the GCF)
(Distributive property: )
(Difference of squares)
(Write as quadratic form)
(Let )
(Factors)
(Substitute and )
(Difference of squares)
(Simplify)
The simplified expression is .
The factor form is .
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