SOLUTION: Emily Factored 16x^2-36 as (4x-6)^2 Was she correct? EXPLAIN

Question 937073: Emily Factored 16x^2-36 as (4x-6)^2

Was she correct? EXPLAIN
Answer by AnlytcPhil(1806) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


No! Because 

 which is not 

The correct way to factor  is

First take out the GCF which is 4, getting  then
that is the difference of squares which factors as the difference and
sum of the square roots, and the result is .

Edwin

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