document.write( "Question 143187: 16c^2-(5a+b)^2 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #104175 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Do you want to factor this?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let \"x=5a%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"16c%5E2-%285a%2Bb%29%5E2\" becomes \"16c%5E2-x%5E2\". Notice how we have a difference of squares\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284c%2Bx%29%284c-x%29\" Factor the expression using the difference of squares formula \"A%5E2-B%5E2=%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284c%2B5a%2Bb%29%284c-%285a%2Bb%29%29\" Plug in \"x=5a%2Bb\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284c%2B5a%2Bb%29%284c-5a-b%29\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"16c%5E2-%285a%2Bb%29%5E2\" factors to \"%284c%2B5a%2Bb%29%284c-5a-b%29\"
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