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Question
Factorise the following:
x2y2 + 15xy - 16
Sum
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Solution
x2y2 + 15xy - 16
= x2y2 + 16xy - xy - 16
= xy(xy + 16) - 1(xy + 16)
= (xy + 16)(xy - 1).
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