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Kipish [7]
3 years ago
7

Factorise the following using the Difference of Two Squares or Perfect Squares rule: a) (2x-2)^2 - (x+4)^2 b) (3x+4) (3x-4)

Mathematics
1 answer:
emmainna [20.7K]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello, please consider the following.

a)

(2x-2)^2 - (x+4)^2 \\\\=(2x-2-(x+4))(2x-2+x+4)\\\\=(2x-2-x-4)(3x+2)\\\\=\boxed{(x-6)(3x+2)}

b)

(3x+4) (3x-4)\\\\=(3x)^2-4^2\\\\=\boxed{9x^2-16}

Thank you.

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