Consider the polynomial 16x2 – 1.

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What is the value of ac?: –16; What is the value of b?: 0; What two numbers multiply to get ac and add to get b?: –4 and 4; The factored form of 16x2 – 1 is .: (4x– 1)(4x+ 1)

Factoring Polynomials: Difference of Squares

Consider the polynomial 16x2 – 1.

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