document.write( "Question 151902: can you help me to factorize ab(x^2+y^2)- xy(a^2+b^2) thanks \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #111659 by orca(409)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Remove the parenthesis and re-group the terms. \n" ); document.write( "ab(x^2+y^2)- xy(a^2+b^2) \n" ); document.write( "= abx^2 + aby^2 - a^2xy - b^2xy \n" ); document.write( "= abx^2 - a^2xy - b^2xy + aby^2 \n" ); document.write( "= (abx^2 - a^2xy) - (b^2xy - aby^2) \n" ); document.write( "= ax(bx - ay) - by(bx - ay) \n" ); document.write( "= (bx - ay)(ax - by) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |