Question

PLZ PLZZZZ HELP ASAP!!!!! Explain the error: 144x2 - 100 (12x + 10)(12x - 10) 2(6x + 5)(6x - 5)

Answer 1

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Answer:

  a factor of 2 is shown, but 4 was factored out

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference of squares is factored as ...

  a² -b² = (a +b)(a -b)

Then the given difference of squares factors as ...

  144x² -100 = (12x)² -10² = (12x +10)(12x -10)

Each of these factors has a factor of 2 that can be factored out:

  = (2(6x +5))(2(6x -5))

  = (2·2)(6x +5)(6x -5)

  = 4(6x +5)(6x -5)

The first factor should be 4, not 2.