Factorise the expression:
ax2+by2+bxy+axy
(x+y)(ax+by)
The given expression
ax2+by2+bxy+axy,
can be rearranged as
ax2+axy+by2+bxy
Taking 'ax' common from the first two-terms and 'by' common from the last two-terms, we get
=ax(x+y)+by(y+x)
=(x+y)(ax+by)