document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=612391>Question 612391</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help on this please!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Completely factor the following expression: 36y^2 – z ^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help would be greatly helpful!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #385423 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=385423\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factoring the difference of 2 squares is something you will need to be able to do. Those type of problems come up a lot\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In general <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+-+b%5E2+=+%28a-b%29%28a%2Bb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+-+b%5E2+=+%28a-b%29%28a%2Bb%29\"   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=36y%5E2+-+z%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36y%5E2+-+z%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is a difference of 2 squares. Where one term is 6y and the other is z\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36y%5E2+-+z%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36y%5E2+-+z%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there you go\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Often you will be given term that are higher order, for example <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16x%5E4+-+81y%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16x%5E4+-+81y%5E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And you can see that first term is still a difference of 2 squares so it can be factored again. So keep your eye open for that </SPAN>\n" );
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