Factor:
ax-bx+5a-5b
thank you
2007-11-24 07:56:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
also..
8a+3a= 11a?
or = 11a^2
and does -1+-6= -5? or -7?
sorry my son is running around and i cant think, i need a little help please
2007-11-24 08:00:41 · update #1
By grouping
a(x+5) - b(x+5)
=(a-b)(x+5)
2007-11-24 08:00:21 · answer #1 · answered by norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fact x out of the first pair of terms, then 5 out of the second pair of terms.
8a+3a= 11a?
or = 11a^2
and does -1+-6= -5? or -7?
answers 11a and -7
11a comes from addition of LIKE terms
-7 comes from addition (of like terms too), but is slightly more fundamental/basic than the previous problem.
[Additionally, I would add that the second problem would look a tad better were the -6 grouped: -1+(-6) = - 7]
2007-11-24 08:01:56 · answer #2 · answered by answerING 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(a-b)(x+5)
2007-11-24 08:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ax - bx + 5a - 5b
x is a constant in this case
= xa - xb + 5a - 5b
=(x+5)a - (x+5)b
=(x+5)(a-b)
good luck!
2007-11-24 08:01:52 · answer #4 · answered by elan_longterm_invest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋