christophertupaw
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  • 14-10-2021
  • Mathematics
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which of the following expression cannot be factored out using difference of two square

a.x² - 1
b.x² -y²
c.x² - 4
d.4 -16y​

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jimrgrant1 jimrgrant1
  • 14-10-2021

Answer:

d

Step-by-step explanation:

Factoring using difference of squares

a² - b² = (a - b)(a + b)

a

x² - 1

= x² - 1²

= (x - 1)(x + 1)

b

x² - y²

= (x - y)(x + y)

c

x² - 4

= x² - 2²

= (x - 2)(x + 2)

d

4 - 16y ← 16y is not a perfect square and so cannot be factored

If it was 4 - 16y² then it could be factored using difference of squares

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