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Factor the difference of two squares. $$9 x^{2}-25 y^{2}$$

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\((3x - 5y)(3x + 5y)\

Step by step solution

01

Identify a and b

Identify \(a^{2}\) and \(b^{2}\) based on the difference of squares formula. So \(a^{2} = 9x^{2}\) and \(b^{2} = 25y^{2}\). This means that \(a = 3x\), and \(b = 5y\).
02

Factor the polynomial

The difference of squares is factored using the formula \(a^{2} - b^{2} = (a - b)(a + b)\). Hence, substituting \(a\) and \(b\) into the formula will yield \( (3x - 5y)(3x + 5y)\).

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