Question

Factor the following expression: 32b – 16b -b(32 – 16) -b(32 + 16) b(32 – 16) b(32 + 16)

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Answer 1

To factor the given expression: 32b - 16b - b(32 - 16) - b(32 + 16) - b(32 - 16) - b(32 + 16)

Let's simplify it step by step:

32b - 16b - b(32 - 16) - b(32 + 16) - b(32 - 16) - b(32 + 16)

= 16b - b(16) - b(48) - b(16) - b(48)

Now, we can factor out 'b' from each term:

b(16) + b(-16) + b(-48) + b(-16) + b(-48)

= 16b - 16b - 48b - 16b - 48b

Simplifying further:

= (16b - 16b - 48b - 16b - 48b)

= (-32b - 64b)

= -96b

Therefore, the factored expression is -96b.