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Question from vincent, a student: How would you factor the number in ( ) are exponents 2b(3)+3a(3)+3ab(2)+2a(2)b = and 4b4b(3)+a(2)b - 4a - ab(4) = |
Hi Vincent,
Keep in mind that there is more than one way to solve these kinds of problems - the final product you end up with should be the same, but there is more than one way to get there.
For these two problems, a hint would be to group terms with the same numerical coefficient together. I'll do the first one for you:
Haley
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