When I asked to factor the x^2-100 a student give the answer (x-10)(x-10). What is wrong with this answer?

Timothy Swan asked Sep 18, 2023

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Timothy Swan asked Sep 18, 2023

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Using difference of squares, the factorization is
(x-10)(x+10) , not
(x-10)(x-10) .

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