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Difference of squares

Grade 9

What this lesson shows

Factor x squared minus 16. Something is missing — there is no x term at all. That absence is the clue.

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Real questions from this lesson's worksheets — answers below each one.

  1. Factor x² - 1.
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    (x + 1)(x - 1)
  2. Factor x² - 4.
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    (x + 2)(x - 2)
  3. Factor x² - 9.
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    (x + 3)(x - 3)
  4. Factor x² - 16.
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    (x + 4)(x - 4)

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