SOLUTION: If x^2-2xy+y^2=5, then (x-y)^6= ?

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Question 629677: If x^2-2xy+y^2=5, then (x-y)^6= ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2-2xy+y^2=5

(x-y)^2 = 5

( (x-y)^2 )^3 = 5^3

(x-y)^(2*3) = 5^3

(x-y)^6 = 5^3

(x-y)^6 = 125

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