SOLUTION: a rock is dropped from a 256 ft cliff the height in feet, of the rock above the water after t seconds is described by the polnomial 256-16t^2. factor this expression completely.

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Question 197152: a rock is dropped from a 256 ft cliff the height in feet, of the rock above the water after t seconds is described by the polnomial 256-16t^2. factor this expression completely.
i am really confused with this whole factoring polynomials and these word problems have really stumped all help is greatly appreciated thank you tanya

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What you have is the difference of two squares. and .

The factorization of the difference of two squares is:




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