Question

a to the power 16 -b to the power 16 (factorise )​

Answer 1

a^16-b^16=(a^8+b^8)(a^8 -b^8)

=(a^8+b^8)(a^4+b^4)(a^4-b^4)

=(a^8+b^8)(a^4+b^4)(a^2+b^2)(a^2-b^2)

=(a^8+b^8)(a^4+b^4)(a^2+b^2)(a+b)(a-b)