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A shipping coordinator at an e-commerce fulfillment center is planning a modular shelf layout for a new inventory zone. The total floor area (in square feet) is modeled by the polynomial expression x2+2x5x10x^2 + 2x - 5x - 10. To determine the individual shelf dimensions for the database, the coordinator factors this expression by grouping.

First, the coordinator groups the expression into two pairs: (x2+2x)(x^2 + 2x) and (5x10)(-5x - 10). The greatest common factor (GCF) of the first pair is factored out to get x(x+2)x(x + 2).

To ensure both parts have a matching binomial factor of (x+2)(x + 2), the coordinator must factor out a GCF of ____ from the second pair.

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