Question

Factor the following polynomial:
5x(a - b) – 2y(a - b)

Answer 1

(a - b)(5x - 2y)

Explanation:

5x(a - b) – 2y(a - b) =

The factors in parentheses (shown in bold) are a common factor.

Factor (a - b) out from both terms.

= (a - b)(5x - 2y)