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: I am having a problem factoring the 3a - 3b - a^2 + b^2 part of the problem. This question is from textbook

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, RAY100:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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3a - 3b - a^2 + b^2
3(a-b) - (a^2 - b^2)
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3(a-b) - (a-b)(a+b)
(a-b)(3 - (a+b))
(a-b)(3-a-b)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
try
3a -3b -a^2 +b^2
,
3 (a-b) - ( a^2 -b^2 )
3 (a-b) - (a+b) (a-b)
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(a-b) (3-(a+b) )
(a-b) (3-a-b)
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check to original by distributing,,,all,,ok