document.write( "Question 116759This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2bx%2Bcy%2Bcx%2B2by\"$ Start with the given expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2bx%2Bcx%2B2by%2Bcy\"$ Rearrange the terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282bx%2Bcx%29%2B%282by%2Bcy%29\"$ Group like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%282b%2Bc%29%2By%282b%2Bc%29\"$ Factor out the GCF $\"x\"$ out of the first group. Factor out the GCF $\"y\"$ out of the second group\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2By%29%282b%2Bc%29\"$ Since we have the common term $\"2b%2Bc\"$ , we can combine like terms\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So $\"2bx%2Bcx%2B2by%2Bcy\"$ factors to $\"%28x%2By%29%282b%2Bc%29\"$ which means $\"2bx%2Bcy%2Bcx%2B2by\"$ also factors to $\"%28x%2By%29%282b%2Bc%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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