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Simplify your answer. (4j+3)(4j-3)

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Final answer:

The expression (4j+3)(4j-3) simplifies to 16j² - 9 using the difference of squares formula.

Step-by-step explanation:

To simplify the expression (4j+3)(4j-3), we can apply the difference of squares formula, which is a² - b² = (a + b)(a - b). In our case, a is 4j and b is 3.

The formula tells us that we can simplify the expression by squaring a and b and then subtracting the square of b from the square of a.

So: (4j)² - (3)² = 16j² - 9 Thus, the expression simplifies to 16j² - 9.

We've eliminated terms wherever possible to simplify the algebra and checked the result, which is reasonable, therefore the simplified result is correct.

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