SOLUTION: Hello. Please help me to find the factors of the polynomial. It would be much appreciated :) x(a-b)^2n + y(b-a)^2n+1

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Question 1038083: Hello. Please help me to find the factors of the polynomial. It would be much appreciated :)
x(a-b)^2n + y(b-a)^2n+1

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x(a-b)^2n + y(b-a)^2n+1
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2n + 1 is an odd number, so this is allowed:
= x(a-b)^(2n) - y(a-b)^(2n+1)
= %28a-b%29%5E%282n%29%2A%28x+-+y%28a-b%29%29