SOLUTION: Need help did this problem and got it wrong:
Factor the expression.
x(x - y - z) + y(x - y - z)
put answer x to the second -2x-y to the second -yz
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Question 273305: Need help did this problem and got it wrong:
Factor the expression.
x(x - y - z) + y(x - y - z)
put answer x to the second -2x-y to the second -yz
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x * (x - y - z) = x^2 - xy - xz (first part)
y * (x - y - z) = yx - y^2 - yz (second part)
since yx is the same as xy, this second part becomes:
y * (x - y - z) = xy - y^2 - yz (second part)
add first part and second part together and you get:
(x^2 - xy - xz) + (xy - y^2 - yz) which becomes:
x^2 - xy - xz + xy - y^2 - yz.
The + xy and the - xy cancel out so the equation becomes:
x^2 - xz - y^2 - yz
your answer was:
x^2 - 2x - y^2 - yz
not sure where you got the 2x from.
I believe that should have been zx or xz.