Question

What patterns or tricks can you use to express a number as a difference of perfect squares?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

If two terms in a binomial are perfect squares separated by subtraction, then you can factor them. To factor the difference of two perfect squares, remember this rule: if subtraction separates two squared terms, then the sum and the difference of the two square roots factor the binomial. For example:

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