Re: Factoring with two variables


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Re: Factoring with two variables



Usually this is caused by the use not realising that xy is a unique variable
name and not x times y.  Make sure you type it in as x^2-2x*y+y^2

>I tried factoring a problem like x^2-2xy+y^2, and what my
>calculator displayed was x^2+y^2-2xy. Is there a way to get the calculator
>to factor using two variables?

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