Difference of squares | Factoring quadratics (article) | Khan Academy
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WEBBoth x 2 and 16 are perfect squares, since x 2 = ( x) 2 and 16 = ( 4) 2 . In other words: Since the two squares are being subtracted, we can see that this polynomial represents a difference of squares. We can use the difference of squares pattern to factor this expression: In our case, a = x and b = 4 .
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