SOLUTION: factor completely: a^2p^2 + q^2-p^2 - a^2q^2 thank you

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Question 545464: factor completely: a^2p^2 + q^2-p^2 - a^2q^2





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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
factor completely:

Re group this as follows

factor out the common term

We want to change the sign of (1 - a^2), so change the sign of q^2, and we have

Factor out (a^2 - 1) and we have

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