What is the product of the sum of a and b squared, using the product and sum formulas?
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Question: "Factorize the expression 6x^2 - 15xy + 9xz - 6x^2 - 24yz using the distributive property.
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What are the characteristics of the ellipse function with the equation (x-h)^2/a^2 + (y-k)^2/b^2 = 1, where (h,k) is the center, a is the semi-major axis length, and b is the semi-minor axis length?