SOLUTION: Which of the following polynomials can be factored as a difference of two squares? 16x2 + 1 9y2 - 1 x2 + 4x + 4 144a2 + 16 all of the above

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Question 58252: Which of the following polynomials can be factored as a difference of two squares?
16x2 + 1
9y2 - 1
x2 + 4x + 4
144a2 + 16
all of the above

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You'll notice that only one of the possible answers is a "difference", and that is:
and this is: or the difference of two squares.

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