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Question
Factorize each of the following expression:
16(a − b)3 − 24 (a − b)2
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Solution
\[16(a - b )^3 - 24(a - b )^2 \]
\[ = 8(a - b )^2 [2(a - b) - 3]\] {Taking \[[8(a - b )^2 ]\] as the common factor}
\[ = 8(a - b )^2 (2a - 2b - 3)\]
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