How do you factor $2x+2y+ax+ay$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-07T15:51:45

see a solution process below;

$2x + 2y + ax + ay$

Grouping both line of equation in a bracket;

$(2x + 2y) (ax + ay)$

Factorizing out their commons;

$2(x + y) + a(x + y)$

$(x + y) (2 + a) -> "Factorized"$

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