Find the factors of the following expressions.

(3) ax + bx − ay − by

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ax + bx − ay − by
We can factorise this expression as:
ax + bx − ay − by
= (ax + bx) + (− ay − by)
= x (a + b) − y (a + b)
= (a + b) (x − y)

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