SOLUTION: Let a-b = 5, ab = -6, find the numerical value of a^2 - b^2 and a^4 - b^4.

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Question 1090592: Let a-b = 5, ab = -6, find the numerical value of a^2 - b^2 and a^4 - b^4.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Graphing the equations,
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and is one solution.
and is another solution.
You can work out the value of and .

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