Question

Multiply: (2a^2 - 2ab - 2b^2 ) ( a/2 + b/2)

Answer 1

Answer:

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Changes made to your input should not affect the solution:

 (1): "b2"   was replaced by   "b^2".  1 more similar replacement(s).

STEP1:Equation at the end of step 1

((2 • (a2)) - 2ab) + 2b2

STEP 2 :

Equation at the end of step2:

(2a2 - 2ab) + 2b2

STEP3:

STEP4:Pulling out like terms

 4.1     Pull out like factors :

   2a2 - 2ab + 2b2  =   2 • (a2 - ab + b2) 

Trying to factor a multi variable polynomial :

 4.2    Factoring    a2 - ab + b2 

Try to factor this multi-variable trinomial using trial and error