SOLUTION: What is the difference in how you work the sum of squares and the difference of squares?

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Question 387395: What is the difference in how you work the sum of squares and the difference of squares?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the difference in how you work the sum of squares and the difference of squares?
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a^2-b^2 = (a-b)(a+b)
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a^2+b^2 = (a-bi)(a+bi)
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Cheers,
Stan H.