document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1062587>Question 1062587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I cannot figure out how to factor 16x^2-40xy+25y^2. I know it is a square of a difference using formula a^2-2ab+b^2, and a=4x, b=5y. I can't figure out the correct steps to solve the problem. Thank you so much.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The outside terms are squares:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x)^2 and (5y)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try that first.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the xy term is negative, it's (-5y)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nothing else to figure out.<BR>\n" );
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