Question

Simplify by finding the product of the polynomials below. Then Identify the degree of your answer. When typing your answer use the carrot key ^ (press shift and 6) to indicate an exponent. Type your terms in descending order and do not put any spaces between your characters. (9a^2-4)(9a^2+4) This simplifies to: AnswerThe degree of our simplified answer is: Answer

Answer 1

Given:

$(9a^2-4)(9a^2+4)$

The shown represents the difference between the squares

So, the product of the polynomials will be as follows:

$\begin{gathered} (9a^2-4)(9a^2+4) \\ =(9a^2)^2-(4)^2 \\ =81a^4-16 \end{gathered}$

So, the answer will be:

This simplifies to:

$81a^4-16$

The degree of our simplified answer is 4