SOLUTION: Factor the polynomial of 5x^2-125

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Question 131266: Factor the polynomial of 5x^2-125
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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fACTOR:
5X%5E2-125 First, factor a 5.
5%28X%5E2-25%29 Now you have the difference of two squares: A%5E2-B%5E2 which can be factored as:%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29, so applying this to your problem:
5x%5E2-125+=+5%28x%2B5%29%28x-5%29