document.write( "Question 168155: 9x^2-4y^8 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #123940 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9x%5E2-4y%5E8\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%29%5E2-4y%5E8\" Rewrite \"9x%5E2\" as \"%283x%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%29%5E2-%282y%5E4%29%5E2\" Rewrite \"4y%5E8\" as \"%282y%5E4%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice how we have a difference of squares. So let's use the difference of squares formula \"A%5E2-B%5E2=%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29\" to factor the expression:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%2B2y%5E4%29%283x-2y%5E4%29\" Factor the expression using the difference of squares.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"9x%5E2-4y%5E8\" factors to \"%283x%2B2y%5E4%29%283x-2y%5E4%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words \"9x%5E2-4y%5E8=%283x%2B2y%5E4%29%283x-2y%5E4%29\".
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