Factorise $x y - a y - a x + a^{2} + b x - a b$

(x - a) (a + b)

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(x - a) (y - a - b)

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(x - a) (y - a + b)

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Solution

The correct option is C $(x - a) (y - a + b)$
$F a c t o r i z i n g x y - a y - x a + a^{2} + b x - a b, = y (x - a) - a (x - a) + b (x - a) = (x - a) (y - a + b)$

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