How do you factor $36x^2-49$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-28T01:50:06

Use the difference of squares equation: $(a^2-b^2)=(a+b)(a-b)$ .

Identify $a$ and $b$ , and substitute the values into the equation.

$36x^2-49$ is in the form of the difference of squares: $(a^2-b^2)=(a+b)(a-b)$

$a=6x$
$b=7$

$36x^2-49=(6x+7)(6x+7)$

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