SOLUTION: Hi I need help factoring this equation, 2x^2-98. Thank you.

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Question 285331: Hi I need help factoring this equation, 2x^2-98. Thank you.
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The lead coefficient is 2 and the constant term is an even number. Take out a 2:



is a perfect square, and is a perfect square, hence we have the difference of two squares.

The difference of two squares factorization is:



Follow the pattern:




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