Question

factorise a² + b*c +ab +ac​

Answer 1

Answer:

let us rearrange the terms and take a and c as a the common factor

we get

= a

2

+ bc + ab + ac = a

2

+ ab + bc + ac

⇒a(a+b)+c(a+b)=(a+b)(a+c)

Answer 2

Answer:

$= {a}^{2} + b \times c + ab + ac \\ = {a}^{2} + ab + bc + ac \\ = a(a + b) + c(a + b) \\ = (a + b)(a + c)$

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