Concept explainers
To fill: The blank in the statement “The Special Factoring Formula for the difference of squares is
Answer to Problem 5E
The complete statement is “The Special Factoring Formula for the difference of squares is
Explanation of Solution
Formula used:
If A and B are two real numbers then the special product formula for the “difference of squares” is
Calculation:
The given expression is
Obtain the value of A as shown below.
Similarly, obtain the value of B as follows.
Substitute
Therefore, the Special Factoring Formula for the difference of squares is
Chapter 1 Solutions
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