SOLUTION: Can you show me a step-by-step process on how to factor this? 25-(x+2)^2

Question 928738: Can you show me a step-by-step process on how to factor this?
25-(x+2)^2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

is in the form where and

use the formula to get...

Plug in and

Therefore, factors to which is equivalent to (I factored a negative out of to get )

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