document.write( "Question 481878: 81-25w^2 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #329996 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"81-25w%5E2\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289%29%5E2-25w%5E2\" Rewrite \"81\" as \"%289%29%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%289%29%5E2-%285w%29%5E2\" Rewrite \"25w%5E2\" as \"%285w%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=9\" and \"B=5w\".\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( "\"%289%29%5E2-%285w%29%5E2=%289%2B5w%29%289-5w%29\" Plug in \"A=9\" and \"B=5w\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So this shows us that \"81-25w%5E2\" factors to \"%289%2B5w%29%289-5w%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words \"81-25w%5E2=%289%2B5w%29%289-5w%29\".
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