document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255109>Question 255109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solving Equation by Factoring <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(zero property)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25m^2-16=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( ".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can be rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5m)^2 - 4^2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which is a \"difference of squares\" -- a special case of factoring:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5m - 4)(5m + 4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving for m:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = {-4/5, 4/5} </SPAN>\n" );
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