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Please help, What (x+y)(x-y)

User Summon
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2 Answers

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Answer:


x^(2)-
y^(2)

Explanation:

(x+y)(x-y)

Use Foil

x(x-y)=
x^(2)-xy

y(x-y)=xy-
y^(2)

Combine


x^(2)-xy+xy-
y^(2)

-xy and xy cancel each other out so our final answer is


x^(2)-
y^(2)

User Cintia
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Answer:

x^2-y^2

Explanation:

positive x * positive x = x^2

positive y * negative y = -y^2