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The binomial y² - 81w² is in a special form. What is this form?

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Answer:

Difference of squares

Explanation:

y^2-81w^2 is in a special form, as given. Let's find out what form it is:

Let's use a^2-b^2 as an example.

Both of these numbers are square numbers, because they can be represented as a number multiplied by itself

a^2=a*a

b^2=b*b

But what happens when you subtract these squares?

Well, this is a rule with polynomials and binomials (commonly binomials) known as the difference of squares, where two square numbers are subtracted.

This can be proven with numbers.

a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)

13^2-9^2=(13+9)(13-9)=22*4=88

The difference of squares can be represented as the product of the sum and the difference of the numbers that are squared.

y^2-81w^2=(y-9w)(y+9w)

This form is the difference of squares.

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