Polynomials

[waitting2003waitting]

How do you determine if a polynomial is the difference of two squares?

Im not quite sure how to answer this question, help please

 

[Aladdin]

Check this :

http://www.google.com/search?hl=sq&...+polynomial+is+the+difference+of+two+squares?

 

[Deleted member 4993]

How do you determine if a polynomial is the difference of two squares?

Im not quite sure how to answer this question, help please

I would say - by observation

25x[sup:3v09obw0]2[/sup:3v09obw0] - 36y[sup:3v09obw0]2[/sup:3v09obw0] = (5x)[sup:3v09obw0]2[/sup:3v09obw0] - (6y)[sup:3v09obw0]2[/sup:3v09obw0]