SOLUTION: Determine whether 16y^2-49 is s trinomial square, difference of square, oe neither.

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Question 542101: Determine whether 16y^2-49 is s trinomial square, difference of square, oe neither.
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A trinomial has three terms (just like a tricycle has three wheels). A binomial has two terms (just like a bicycle has two wheels). Any binomial where the two terms have opposite signs is the difference of two squares.

For example, is the difference of two squares because and

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