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Explanation What times itself will give x²? Answer is x. What times itself will give 25? Answer is 5. This problem is the difference of two squares. The factors are (x+5)(x-5).
Explanation What times itself will give 16? Answer is 4. What times itself will give x²? Answer is x. This problem is the difference of two squares. The factors are (4-x)(4+x).
Explanation What times itself will give 9y²? Answer is 3y. What times itself will give 49? Answer is 7. This problem is the difference of two squares. The factors are (3y-7)(3y+7).
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Explanation What times itself will give (x-1)²? Answer is (x-1). What times itself will give 4? Answer is 2. This problem is the difference of two squares. The factors are ((x-1)-2) ((x-1)+2). Simplying these factors gives (x-3)(x+1).
Explanation What times itself will give 16y²? Answer is 4y. What times itself will give 0.09? Answer is 0.3 This problem is the difference of two squares. The factors are (4y-0.3)(4y+0.3).
Explanation What times itself will give 81c²? Answer is 9c What times itself will give 144m²? Answer is 12m This problem is the difference of two squares. The factors are (9c-12m)(9c+12m).
Explanation What times itself will give 4a²b²? Answer is 2ab What times itself will give 49n^6? Answer is 7n³ This problem is the difference of two squares. The factors are (2ab-7n³)(2ab+7n³).
Explanation What times itself will give p²? Answer is p. What times itself will give 16/25? Answer is 4/5 This problem is the difference of two squares. The factors are (p-4/5)(p+4/5).