Thursday, July 29, 2010

2010/030) factor a^2(b+c) + b^2(a+c) + c^2(a+b) + 2abc

a^2(b+c) + b^2(a+c) + c^2(a+b) + 2abc
= a^2(b+c) + (b^2a + b^2 c + ac^2 + bc^2 + 2abc)
= a^2(b+c) + a(b^2+c^2 + 2ab) + (b^2 c + bc^2)
= a^2(b+c) + a(b+c)^2 + bc(b+c)
= (b+c)(a^2+ ab + ac + bc)
= (b+c)(a+b)(a+c)

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