Solving using the difference of two squares with fractions

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Channel: Brian McLogan · 2014 · Education

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👉Learn how to solve quadratic equations by factoring the difference of two squares.  We can identify the difference of two squares but looking for binomials that have square terms. Difference of two square quadratic equations is of the form (x^2 - a^2) = 0, where a^2 is a perfect square. The factored form of a difference of two squares quadratic equation is of the form (x - a)(x + a), where a is the square root of a^2. When we have factored the difference of two squares, we then apply the zero product property to solve the quadratic equation.

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