SOLUTION: factor completely: a^3-b^3-a^2+b^2

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Question 1085697: factor completely:
a^3-b^3-a^2+b^2
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write it like this:



Factor the first as a difference of cubes and the second as
a difference of squares. Then there will be a common
factor of (a-b).  You finish.

Edwin
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