Factor this polynomial completely{x}^(2) - 64

Question

Factor this polynomial completely
`{x}^(2) - 64`

Answer 1

Given;

`x^2-64`
`\begin{gathered} x^2-64=x^2-8^2 \\ \\ x^2-64=(x-8)(x+8) \end{gathered}`

ANSWER:

`\begin{equation*} (x-8)(x+8) \end{equation*}`