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How to factor cb(b+c)+(b+c)?

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Answer:

(b+c)(cb+1)

Explanation:

cb(b+c)+(b+c)

factor out the (b+c)

(b+c)[cb+1]

User Marcelo Ribeiro
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That's already half done, with the common factor of b+c parenthesized for us. We just pull it out and we're done:


cb(b+c) + (b+c) = (cb + 1)(b+c)


User Arets Paeglis
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