Question

Two students were asked to factor X – 36. One student wrote (X + 6) (X - 6) and the other student wrote (X-6) (X+ 6). Are both answers correct? Why?​

Answer 1

Answer:  both are incorrect

Step-by-step explanation:

identity: $x^2-y^2=(x+y)(x-y)$

$x-36=(\sqrt{x} -6)(\sqrt{x} +6)$