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Question 2 Part C (5 points): Mrs. Hinson is replacing her rectangular driveway with pavers. The area of her driveway is 64m² - 9n² square units. Mrs. Hinson needs to find the dimensions of her driveway so she knows how many pavers to buy.


Help Mrs. Hinson by factoring the area completely. To receive full credit, you must show all work.


WORK:
ANSWER: The dimensions are...

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Let's factor out


\\ \rm\Rrightarrow 64m^2-9n^2


\\ \rm\Rrightarrow (8m)^2-(3n)^2

Use the identity

  • (a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2


\\ \rm\Rrightarrow (8m-3n)(8m+3n)

Done

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