by Virgil <Virgil@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 13, 2008 at 12:37 AM
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unclemuffin <unclemuffin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Thank you very much for the solution. I am trying to understand your
> solution but I am getting lost on the part where you factor out b.
>
> Can you detail for me how you factor out the b in
>
> -b + (d * b)
>
> to get
>
> b * (-1 + d)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brent
Consider multiplying out b * (-1 + d).
Don't you get -b + (d * b) ?