Algebra · Classes 7, 8, 9

Difference of Squares

Factor a difference of two squares.

FORMULA
\(a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)\)

Worked example

25−9 = (5−3)(5+3) = 16

Understand this formula

Factor a difference of two squares.

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