SOLUTION: How do you determine if a polynomial is the difference of two squares

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Question 274625: How do you determine if a polynomial is the difference of two squares
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The difference of 2 squares looks like:
%28ax%29%5E2+-+b%5E2
That can be factored as
%28ax+%2B+b%29%28ax+-+b%29
If you can't get it it this factored form,
it's not the difference of 2 squares