Use expression structure to identify useful rewrites, such as difference-of-squares factoring.
Factor by grouping
Problem
Factor \(ax+ay+bx+by\) by grouping. Extract \(a\) from the first pair and \(b\) from the second, identify the common binomial, and verify the resulting product through distribution.
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