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Solve the following quadratic equation by factorization:
ax-b+bx-a=2

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Solution

ax-b+bx-a=2
⇒ax-a2+bx-b2x-ax-b=2⇒ax-a2+bx-b2=2x2-2bx-2ax+2ab⇒2x2-2bx-2ax+2ab-ax+a2-bx+b2=0⇒2x2+x-2b-2a-a-b+a2+b2+2ab=0⇒2x2-3xa+b+a+b2=0
⇒2x2-2a+bx-a+bx+a+b2=0⇒2xx-a+b-a+bx-a+b=0⇒2x-a+bx-a+b=0
So, the value of x will be
x=a+b2,a+b

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