SOLUTION: Factor: a(y + 1)-b(y + 1)

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Question 34844: Factor:
a(y + 1)-b(y + 1)
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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Both terms in a(y + 1)-b(y + 1) have a (y+1) so we can pull this out ie factorise it:

(y+1)(a-b) --> done

Jon.