Thread: College Factoring Simple yes or no will help alot!

Hey guys and Gals.

I have two factoring problems here and they don't seem to be factor-able. I might be wrong. A simple yes or no will do just fine. ^_^

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Thanks for your simple yes or no answers- ^_^

Originally Posted by cpuboye11

Hey guys and Gals.

I have two factoring problems here and they don't seem to be factor-able. I might be wrong. A simple yes or no will do just fine. ^_^

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2.

Thanks for your simple yes or no answers- ^_^

yes both are factorable

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Originally Posted by 11rdc11

yes both are factorable

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hey thanks a lot. I didn't need you to do that !!

Originally Posted by 11rdc11

yes both are factorable

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may I ask how you did the second one?

Originally Posted by cpuboye11

Hey guys and Gals.

I have two factoring problems here and they don't seem to be factor-able. I might be wrong. A simple yes or no will do just fine. ^_^

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is a "perfect square"- it is .
So is a "difference of squares"- it is and so can be factored as a "sum and difference":

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Same idea:

Thanks for your simple yes or no answers- ^_^