Difference of Two Squares
Difference of Two Squares
PROCESS QUESTIONS:
1. What have you observed on the products?
2. What type of polynomial is the product?
3, How many factors did you obtain?
4. What are your observations based on the factors?
5. What is/are the operations used on the factors of the given
polynomial?
Conditions
Difference of Squares
1. Is the polynomial both perfect squares?
2. Is the polynomial a binomial?
3. Is the operation between the terms
subtraction?
If all of these are true, you can factor
using this method!!!
Activity 3: TELL ME WHAT I AM!
Tell whether the following polynomial
can be factored using difference of two
squares.
1. 𝑥 2 + 9
2. 𝑥 2 – 9
3. 4𝑥 2 – 25
4. 36𝑥 6 – 16𝑦 2
5. 36𝑥 2 + 121
Difference of Squares
2 2
a - b = (a - b)(a + b)
or
2 2
a - b = (a + b)(a - b)
The order does not matter!!
Factor x2 - 25
When factoring, use your factoring table.
Do you have a GCF? No
Are the Difference of Squares steps true?
Two terms? Yes x2 – 25
1st term a perfect square? Yes
2nd term a perfect square? Yes
Subtraction? Yes ( x + 5 )(x - 5 )
Write your answer!
Factor 16x2 - 9
When factoring, use your factoring table.
Do you have a GCF? No
Are the Difference of Squares steps true?
Two terms? Yes 16x2 – 9
1st term a perfect square? Yes
2nd term a perfect square? Yes
Subtraction? Yes (4x + 3 )(4x - 3 )
Write your answer!
Factor 81a2 – 49b2
When factoring, use your factoring table.
Do you have a GCF? No
Are the Difference of Squares steps true?
Two terms? Yes 81a2 – 49b2
1st term a perfect square? Yes
2nd term a perfect square? Yes
Subtraction? Yes (9a + 7b)(9a - 7b)
Write your answer!
Factor 9x 2 – 25
9x2 – 25
(3x + 5 )( 3x - 5 )
Activity 4: FACTOR-ABLE (Logical Reasoning)
Factor the following polynomials completely.
EMATH BOOK PAGE 15, Test II Letter B