Answer
$(x-5)(x+5)$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
A difference of two squares can be factored using the formula:
$a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)$
Using the formula above, we obtain:
$x^2-25
\\= x^2-5^2
\\ = (x-5)(x+5)$
Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome; Schwitters, Karen;
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1285194055
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-405-9
Chapter 6 - Factoring, Solving Equations, and Problem Solving - 6.2 - Factoring the Difference of Two Squares - Problem Set 6.2 - Page 247: 2
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