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Completely factored form of xy^3 – x^3y?

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Answer:

xy(y - x)(y + x)

Explanation:

take out a common factor xy from both terms

= xy(y² - x²)

y² - x² is a difference of squares and factors in general as (y - x)(y + x)

Hence

xy³ - x³y = xy(x - y)(x + y)



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