Factoring Difference Of

Which of these can factor using difference of two squares?

• 144x² - 49y²

• x² + 4x - 12

• 100x² + 20x + 1

• 14x - 16

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Factor 4x²-9

• (4x-9)(4x+9)

• (2x-3)(2x+3)

• 2x-3

• (2x-4.5)(2x+4.5)

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Fully Factor the Following
25x²-81

• (5x-9)²

• (5x+9)(5x-9)

• 25(x-9)²

• (9x+5)(9x-5)

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9x² - 49y⁶

• ( 3x + 7y³) (3x + 7y³) 

• ( 3x - 7y³) (3x + 7y³) 

• ( 3x - 7y³) (3x - 7y³) 

• Prime

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B. P5 - Because ​ (a)   is not a difference of squares, but ​ (b)   = ​ (c)   You can use the pattern for factoring a difference of squares to factor​ (d)   .

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3x² - 75

• 3( x + 5 ) ( x - 5 ) 

• Prime

• ( x + 5 ) ( x - 5 ) 

• 3( x - 5 ) ( x - 5 ) 

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r² - 9t²

• (r + 3t) (r - 3t)

• (r - 3t) (r - 3t)

• (3r + t) (3r - t)

• Can't factor using Diff. of Squares

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36x² - 64

• (6x - 8)(6x + 8)

• 4(3x - 4)(3x + 4)

• Not Factorable

• (9x - 16)(9x + 16)

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Which one is false about the difference of two squares?

• We can factor because there is addition sign.

• We can factor because there is a perfect squared number (Example: x², 25, 49)

• Formula: a² - b² = (a + b) (a - b)

• We can factor because there is minus sign.

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