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(u+v)*2+2(u+v)-3
factorise it completely
it's a challenge




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If you mean


(u+v)^2+2(u+v)-3

you can first substitute
x=u+v to get


x^2+2x-3=(x+3)(x-1)

and so


(u+v)^2+2(u+v)-3=\boxed{(u+v+3)(u+v-1)}

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