document.write( "Question 435728: Factor completely:y^2-16 \n" ); document.write( "
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y^2-16
\n" ); document.write( "can be rewritten as:
\n" ); document.write( "y^2-4^2 (which is a \"difference of squares\")
\n" ); document.write( "which factors to:
\n" ); document.write( "(y-4)(y+4)
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