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4 years ago

What method would you use to factor x^2-16

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2 answers:

Jobisdone [24]4 years ago

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Answer:

x-4 and x+4 are the factors of x²-16.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have given a expression.

x²-16

We have to find factors of given expression.

We use difference formula to solve this.

a²-b² = (a-b)(a+b)

Applying formula to given expression , we have

(x)²-(4)² = (x-4)(x+4)

Hence, x-4 and x+4 are the factors of x²-16.

Umnica [9.8K]4 years ago

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<h2>Hello!</h2>

We can factor the given expression using the following special factoring formula,

Difference of Squares Factoring:

$a^{2}-b^{2}=(a+b)*(a-b)$

So, for the given expression we have that:

$a=\sqrt{x^{2} }=x\\b=\sqrt{16}=4$

Therefore,

$x^{2}-16=(x+4)*(x-4)=x*x-4*x+4*x-16=x^{2}-16$

Have a nice day!

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