Please answer the question below (iv). x - by + y – bx = x – bx + y – by = x (1 – b) + y (1 – b) = (1 – b) (x + y) = (1 – b) + (x + 4) If the terms are re-arranged so that the expression becomes: - bx - by + x + y. Show how this expression can be factorized, without re-arranging the terms again.

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(iv). x - by + y – bx
= x – bx + y – by
= x (1 – b) + y (1 – b)
= (1 – b) (x + y)
= (1 – b) + (x + 4)

If the terms are re-arranged so that the expression becomes:

- bx - by + x + y.

Show how this expression can be factorized, without re-arranging the terms again.

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