SOLUTION: completely factor the following expression 144-9p^2

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Question 985535: completely factor the following expression
144-9p^2
Found 3 solutions by vleith, Alan3354, Boreal:
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Both 144 and 9p^2 are squares of other values
144+-+9p%5E2
%2812+-+3p%29%2812%2B3p%29
9%283-p%29%283%2Bp%29

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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There's a factor of 9, then it's a difference of 2 squares.

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a difference in squares.
square root of each with opposite signs.
(12+3p)(12-3p)
3(4+p)3(4-p)
9(4+p)(4-p).
Alternative
9(16-p^2)
9(4+p)(4-p)