Question

simplify y(x-2)-(x-2)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

first you should deal with that y.

Answer 3

so maybe (yx-2y)-(x-2) ??

Answer 4

yx-2y-x+2
yx-x-2y+2
x(y-1)-2(y-1)
(x-2)(y-1)

Answer 5

distribute the y, so:

xy-2y-(x-2)
since the minus is on the outside of x-2, that means the negative must be distributed to the x AND the -2. so:

xy-2y-x+2.

Since there are no like terms, that is your answer.

Answer 6

Well you can factor that out into:

x(y-1)-2(y-1)

Answer 7

Then take the two outer parts, and put them together, because y-1 is a common quantity.

so: (x-2)(y-1)

Answer 8

wtf. switch the above two comments, it'll make more sense. something random happened.

Answer 9

AHHH I UNDERSTAND NOW! THANKS GUYS :)