Question

What is the expression in factored form 16^2 - 25

Answer 1

(4 + 5)(4 - 5) is the answer

Answer 2

For this case we have that by definition, to factor an algebraic expression is to find two or more factors whose product is equal to the proposed expression.

We must factor the following expression:

`16 ^ 2-25\\(16 + 5) (16-5) =`

To check we apply distributive property:

`16 ^ 2-16 * 5 + 5 * 16-5 ^ 2 =\\16 ^ 2-25`

Answer:

`(16 + 5) (16-5)`