How do you factor $av-aw-bv+bw$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-04-17T05:30:33

We use the Grouping Technique to factorise this expression.

$av-aw-bv+bw$

$= (av-aw)-(bv-bw)$

$= a(v-w)-b(v-w)$

$v-w$ is a common factor to both the terms

$color(green)( = (v - w)(a - b)$

The above is the factorised version of $av-aw-bv+bw$

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