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Write as a product bx^2+2b^2-b^3-2x^2

Write as a product bx^2+2b^2-b^3-2x^2-example-1
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Bx2 + 2b2 - b3 - 2x2
B6 + x4
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bx2 + 2b2 - b3 - 2x2 = (bx2 - b3) + (2b2 - 2x2)

= b(x2 - b2) - 2(x2 - b2)

= (x2 - b2)(b - 2)

= (x-b)(x+b)(b-2)
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