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What is completely factored form of 25x4-16y2

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25x4 -16y2 = (5x^2 + 4y)(5x^2 - 4y)
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Answer:

(5x²+4y)(5x²-4y)

Explanation:

25x4 -16y2 looks like the the difference of two sqaures where everything to be factorized has a square root.

Let's try and reduce it , so we'll understand.

25x4 -16y2 = 5x²5x² - 4y4y

Factorizing the more gives us

= (5x²+4y)(5x²-4y)

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