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As an agricultural technology assistant, you are calibrating an automated liquid fertilizer distribution system. The difference in the flow rates of two distribution lines is modeled by the rational expression:

4a2+6a+53a2+7a+10\frac{4}{a^2+6a+5} - \frac{3}{a^2+7a+10}

where aa represents the system's flow adjustment coefficient.

To subtract these expressions and establish a common denominator, you must first factor both trinomial denominators. Recalling the standard procedure for factoring quadratic trinomials of the form x2+bx+cx^2 + bx + c, identify the binomial factor that is shared by both denominators.

The shared binomial factor is ____. (Include parentheses in your answer, e.g., (a+3))

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