SOLUTION: Factor Completley 8x^2-200y^2

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Question 106208This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
: Factor Completley
8x^2-200y^2 This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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8x² - 200y²

Factor out 8

8(x² - 25y²)

Now the expression in the parentheses
is the difference of two squares:
x² is the square of x
25y² is the square of 5y

So the final factorization is

8(x - 5y)(x + 5y)

Edwin