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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289m%5E2%29%5E2-625\" Rewrite \"81m%5E4\" as \"%289m%5E2%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289m%5E2%29%5E2-%2825%29%5E2\" Rewrite \"625\" as \"%2825%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice how we have a difference of squares \"A%5E2-B%5E2\" where in this case \"A=9m%5E2\" and \"B=25\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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( "\"A%5E2-B%5E2=%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29\" Start with the difference of squares formula.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289m%5E2%29%5E2-%2825%29%5E2=%289m%5E2%2B25%29%289m%5E2-25%29\" Plug in \"A=9m%5E2\" and \"B=25\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So this shows us that \"81m%5E4-625\" factors to \"%289m%5E2%2B25%29%289m%5E2-25%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words \"81m%5E4-625=%289m%5E2%2B25%29%289m%5E2-25%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283m%29%5E2-25\" Rewrite \"9m%5E2\" as \"%283m%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283m%29%5E2-%285%29%5E2\" Rewrite \"25\" as \"%285%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice how we have a difference of squares \"A%5E2-B%5E2\" where in this case \"A=3m\" and \"B=5\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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( "So this shows us that \"9m%5E2-25\" factors to \"%283m%2B5%29%283m-5%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words \"9m%5E2-25=%283m%2B5%29%283m-5%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"81m%5E4-625\" completely factors to \"%289m%5E2%2B25%29%283m%2B5%29%283m-5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"81m%5E4-625=%289m%5E2%2B25%29%283m%2B5%29%283m-5%29\"
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