SOLUTION: I need help factoring this binomial completely. Here is the problem: x^2y^2-256.

SOLUTION: I need help factoring this binomial completely. Here is the problem: x^2y^2-256.

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Question 243325: I need help factoring this binomial completely.
Here is the problem: x^2y^2-256.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Notice that:

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can be written as:

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This is a "difference of squares", a special case in factoring:

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