"Difference" implies subtraction.
Example: The difference of 8 and 5 is 3 because 8 - 5 = 3.
To determine if a polynomial is the difference you probably have to subtract one polynomial from another and check if your answer matches a given polynomial.
To clarify the above, the polynomial should be able to be factorised into two distinct factors. For example x^2 - y^2 = (x + y)(x - y). This is the difference of two squares.
Two primes whose squares have a difference of 42 are 7and 11.
It is: (3x-4)(3x+4) is the difference of two squares
The difference.
Every odd number greater than one is the difference of two squares. This includes all the odd prime numbers. To find the two numbers whose difference of squares equals a particular odd number, divide the odd number by 2. The two numbers are the integers immediately below and above that dividend. For example, 17 is the difference of two squares. Divide 17 by 2 and get 8.5. The two numbers are 8 and 9. 92 - 82 = 81 - 64 = 17.
(x + 3)(x - 3)
(F-G)(F+G) The difference of two squares.
This expression is the difference of squares. It can be factored to (9 - 7n4)(9 + 7n4)
The only difference is that a binomial has two terms and a polynomial has three or more terms.
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Closure
The formula to factor the difference of two squares, a2 - b2, is (a + b)(a - b).
How can you have 0 as the difference of two squares? 5^2-5^2?
Two primes whose squares have a difference of 42 are 7and 11.
It is x^2 -4 = (x-2)(x+2) when factored and it is the difference of two squares
It is: (3x-4)(3x+4) is the difference of two squares
You can factor a polynomial using one of these steps: 1. Factor out the greatest common monomial factor. 2. Look for a difference of two squares or a perfect square trinomial. 3. Factor polynomials in the form ax^2+bx+c into a product of binomials. 4. Factor a polynomial with 4 terms by grouping.
The difference of two squares is quick way to factor polynomials when certain constraints are met: Namely that you have two squares (e.g. 4, 25, 36x2 , 144a6) and one is subtracting from the others (e.g. 25 - 36x2). IF these two constraints are met, then you are able to factor the polynomial by finding the square roots of the squares. sqrt(25)=5 sqrt(36x2) = 6x Therefore 25 - 36x2 = (5+6x)(5-6x) in factored form. In general, given any two squares, a2 and b2, AND they are subtracting, a2 - b2, you can factor them to be (a + b)(a - b).