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Factoring Difference of Two Squares Guide

The document outlines objectives for identifying and factoring differences of two squares and the greatest common factor. It provides examples of rewriting expressions as differences of squares and factoring them completely. Additionally, it includes examples of factoring by the greatest common factor with step-by-step solutions.

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Factoring Difference of Two Squares Guide

The document outlines objectives for identifying and factoring differences of two squares and the greatest common factor. It provides examples of rewriting expressions as differences of squares and factoring them completely. Additionally, it includes examples of factoring by the greatest common factor with step-by-step solutions.

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FACTORIN

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Objectives
■Identify whether or not an
expression is a difference of two
squares;
■Factor the difference of two
squares completely; and
■Factor the greatest common
factor
Factoring
■Is the reverse
form of the
distributive rules.
FACTORING
DIFFERENCE OF
TWO SQUARES
Tell whether the following number is
a perfect square or not

1.25 6.60
2.75 7.100
3.81 8.64
4.40 9.88
5.144 10.121
Rewrite each in exponential form
1.25 5x5 = 5²
2.81 9x9 = 9²
3.144 12x12 =
4.100 10x10
12² =
5.64 8x8
10² = 8²
6.121 11x11 =
Difference of two Squares
■If x and y are real numbers,
variables or algebraic expressions,
then x²-y²
■The difference of two squares is the
product of sum and difference of
those terms.
■ x²-y² = (x+y)(x-y)
1st term 2nd
term Factored
Factoring Difference of two
Squares
Example:
9x²-100
 Rewrite as difference of two
squares:
(3x) ²-
Copy the first and second
term:
(3x+10)(3x-
10) term:
Factored

(3x+10)(3x-
Example:
4x²-81
Rewrite as difference of
two squares:

(2x)²-(9)²
Copy the first and second
term:
(2x+9)(2x-
9) term:
Factored

(2x+9)(2x-9)
Example:
81m²-4n⁴p⁶
Rewrite as difference of
two squares:

(9m)²-
Copy the first and second
term:
(9m+2n²p³)(9m-
2n²p³)
Factored term:

(9m+2n²p³)(9m-
Example:
-49x⁸+25
Rewrite as difference of
two squares:
• 25-49x⁸
• (5)²-(7x⁴)²
Copy the first and second
term:
(5+7x ⁴)(5-7x ⁴)
Factored term:

(5+7x ⁴)(5-7x ⁴)
FACTORING BY
THE GREATEST
COMMON
FACTOR
Example:
15a²bc³-20a³b²c²

5 a²bc²(3c-4ab)
Common Common greatest
Example:
8a²-4a
4a(2a-1)
Example:
7x²y-14xy²+49x³y²

7x (x-
2y+7xy)
Example:
3x(a+b) - 4y(a+b)

(a+ (3x-

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