SOLUTION: Write: {{{x^2}}}+ax–{{{a^2y}}}–axy as a product

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Question 1066452: Write: x%5E2+ax–a%5E2y–axy as a product
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2+ax-a^2y-axy
x(x+a)-ay(a+x), and because addition is commutative,
(x-ay)(x+a)