SOLUTION: 4x+4y-mx-my

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Question 607184: 4x+4y-mx-my
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x+4y-mx-my

(4x+4y)+(-mx-my)

4(x+y)-m(x+y)

(4-m)(x+y)

So 4x+4y-mx-my completely factors to (4-m)(x+y)

In other words, 4x+4y-mx-my = (4-m)(x+y) for all values of m, x and y
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