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State whether the trinomial has a factor of $x+y .$a. $2 x^{2}-2 x y-4 y^{2}$b. $2 x^{2} y-4 x y-4 y$
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We can factor out a common factor of 2 from the trinomial to get $2(x^{2}-x y-2 y^{2})$. Show more…
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