How do you form the following expression in the form capbq? c, p, and q are numbers.

Question

12(x+y)³ / 9(x+y)

Answer 1

12(x+y)^3/9(x+y) maybe 12=p, 9=q 3=c? x=a, b=y p(a+b)^c/q(a+b)

=[p(a+b)^c]/q(a+b)

or cancel the common factor (x+y)

= 12(x+y)^2/9 and divide 3 into 12 and 9 to get

=(4/3)(x+y)^2 = (p/q)(a+b)^c if p=4, q=3, c=2, a=x, b=y

=(4/3)(x^2 +2xy + y^2)

=(p/q)(a^c + cab + b^c)

Just a couple guesses. one might be what you want