Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32184-874-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-32184-874-1

Chapter 5 - Polynomials and Factoring - 5.4 Factoring Perfect-Square Trinomials and Differences of Squares - 5.4 Exercise Set - Page 333: 101

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Leon is forgetting the fact that the order in which two things are multiplied does matter. After all, he has the same two things multiplied on the right side of the equation in each case, but the thing on the left side of the equation is changing, which is not possible.
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