document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=190756>Question 190756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #143252 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=143252\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16-4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16-4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%29%5E2-4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%29%5E2-4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%29%5E2-%282x%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%29%5E2-%282x%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how we have a difference of squares <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E2-B%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E2-B%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where in this case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's use the difference of squares formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E2-B%5E2=%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E2-B%5E2=%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to factor the expression:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E2-B%5E2=%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E2-B%5E2=%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the difference of squares formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%29%5E2-%282x%29%5E2=%284%2B2x%29%284-2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%29%5E2-%282x%29%5E2=%284%2B2x%29%284-2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=2x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this shows us that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16-4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16-4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284%2B2x%29%284-2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284%2B2x%29%284-2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16-4x%5E2=%284%2B2x%29%284-2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16-4x%5E2=%284%2B2x%29%284-2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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