SOLUTION: I need to know how to factor for trinomials 2 X -64

SOLUTION: I need to know how to factor for trinomials 2 X -64

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Question 241508: I need to know how to factor for trinomials
2
X -64

Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^2 - 64
can be rewritten as:
x^2 - 8^2
this is a "special case" -- "difference of squares"
which factors out to
(x-8)(x+8)
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