Difference of Squares Factoring Fun Help Game Tips:
- Perfect squares are formed by multiplying a quantity times itself, as in (3)(3) =9 .
Here are six perfect squares: 9, 25, 36, 42, k2, (y+3)2 .
- A 'Difference of Squares' expression is formed by subtracting one perfect square from another one.
Here are four 'Difference of Squares' expressions: 16-9, 49-r2, k2-36, (y+3)2-w2 .
- The Difference of Squares 16-9 can be factored into the two factors (4-3)(4+3).
If you check (4-3)(4+3) , it multiplies together to give you the value 7 which is the same as 16-9.
- The Difference of Squares 49-r2 can be factored as (7-r)(7+r).
If you check (7-r)(7+r) , it multiplies together to give you the original expression 49+7r-7r-r2 = 49-r2.
[To review multiplying a binomial times a binomial see the other SliderMath games.]
- As a general rule, the Difference of Squares a2-b2 can be factored as (a-b)(a+b).
You can use the two factors (a-b)(a+b) or you can use (a+b)(a-b). Both answers are equivalent.
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