SOLUTION: factor the polynomial expression x2-100

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Question 614063: factor the polynomial expression x2-100
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Think "difference of squares":
x%5E2-100
Can be rewritten as:
x%5E2-10%5E2
Because it is now a "difference of squares" we can factor as:
%28x-10%29%28x%2B10%29