Question

I need to factorize:
(a-2b)(x-2y)+(2b-a)(x-y)
Please explain to me every step of the way. Medals if u help me.

Answer 1

help me please and say potato herd

Answer 2

I meant dont say potato herd

Answer 3

hello?

Answer 4

expand it fully and the cancel wat can be canceled

Answer 5

please explain that step to me. and what it would look like.

Answer 6

ok multiply (a-2b) by x-2y and then multiply 2b-a by x-y

Answer 7

so u would get ax-2ay-2xb+4by+2xb-2yb-ax+ay

Answer 8

yup

Answer 9

then when you cancel them out u would get -ay+2by

Answer 10

ok...

Answer 11

the ax's cancel and the xb's cancel

Answer 12

u see them canceling out right?

Answer 13

there is no x's

Answer 14

I'm at: -ay+2by
Right now

Answer 15

ax-ax + 2xb-2xb -2ay+ay +4by-2by

Answer 16

and -ay+2by is your answer

Answer 17

Oh I already know how to do that like terms cancelling out part lets move ahead to where we were.

Answer 18

wait

Answer 19

your answer is then (2b-a)y

Answer 20

the answer should look something like this for me actually: (? +/- ?)(? +/- ?)

Answer 21

thought so thatnks