Factor the polynomial: 4x²y² - 9y² - 45 + 20x² Swap the last two terms: 4x²y² - 9y² + 20x² - 45 Factor GCF of y² out of just the first two terms: y²(4x² - 9) + 20x² - 45 Factor GCF of + 5 out of the last two terms: y²(4x² - 9) + 5(4x² - 9) Factor GCF of + (4x² - 9) out of those two terms: (4x² - 9)(y² + 5) The first factor is the difference of two squares, so it will factor as the difference times the sum of the two square roots: (2x -3)(2x + 3)(y² + 5) That's completely factored. Edwin