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Difference of squares
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Difference of squares How to factor difference of squares
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Difference of squaresHow to factor difference of squares
What is a difference of squares?
This is a binomial where each term is a perfect square separated by a subtraction sign.
Examples Non-examples Why?Plus sign3 isn’t a perfect squareX isn’t a perfect square3 terms
How to factor…
Factoring a difference of squares is pretty easy! In the past, I have noticed students have trouble with the formula so I have added
something to it to help you.
This formula seems to help students with the ‘a’ term
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