What is the missing term in the factorization?

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2 Answers
May 20, 2018

4

Explanation:

" "18x^2-32

=2(9x^2-16) --- notice this is a difference of perfect squares.

difference of perfect squares rule: a^2-b^2 = (a+b)(a-b)

=2(9x^2-16)

=2(3x+4)(3x-4))

so the missing term is 4

May 20, 2018

The missing value is y=4, see explanations below.

Explanation:

18x²-32=2(3x+y)(3x-4)
2(9x²-16)=2(3x+4)(3x-4)
2((3x)²-4²)=2(3x+4)(3x-4)
Because a²-b²=(a+b)(a-b),
2(3x+4)(3x-4)=2(3x+y)(3x-4)
By identification, we can clearly see that the missing value is y=4
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