How do you factor $xy² − xz²$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-17T07:17:31

$xy^2 - xz^2= x(y+z)(y-z)$

Using the difference of squares formula $a^2-b^2 = (a+b)(a-b)$
we have:

$xy^2 - xz^2 = x(y^2-z^2) = x(y+z)(y-z)$

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