Factor this expression completely and then place the factors in the proper location on the grid. Note: Place factors alphabetically in the grid! ab + 4 + a + 4b

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Valerie Knight

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13 November, 04:06

Factor this expression completely and then place the factors in the proper location on the grid. Note: Place factors alphabetically in the grid! ab + 4 + a + 4b

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Amani · Answer 1

This is the concept of algebra, to factor the expression we proceed as follows;

ab+4+a+4b

this can be written as:

ab+a+4+4b

factoring this we get:

a (b+1) + 4 (1+b)

= (a+4) (b+1)

the answer is (a+4) (b+1)