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\left(x-1\right)\left(ax-1\right)
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\left(x-1\right)\left(ax-1\right)
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ax\left(x-1\right)-\left(x-1\right)
Do the grouping ax^{2}-ax-x+1=\left(ax^{2}-ax\right)+\left(-x+1\right), and factor out ax in the first and -1 in the second group.
\left(x-1\right)\left(ax-1\right)
Factor out common term x-1 by using distributive property.
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