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Standard Operating Procedure: Factoring a Logistics Cost Formula

You are a training coordinator at SwiftLogistics. To help new logistics analysts understand mathematical modeling, you are drafting a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The SOP must explain how to simplify a delivery cost formula represented by the trinomial 10y255y+70{}10y^2 - 55y + 70.

Write a step-by-step guide explaining how to completely factor this expression using the 'ac' method. In your explanation, ensure you describe each of the following steps:

  1. Identifying and factoring out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF).
  2. Defining the acac product for the remaining trinomial.
  3. Finding the two integers that multiply to acac and add up to the middle coefficient.
  4. Rewriting and factoring the expression by grouping.
  5. Showing the final completely factored form.
  6. Describing how to verify that the final factors are correct.

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