Algebra Examples

$x^{2} - 144$

Step 1

Rewrite $144$ as $12^{2}$ .

$x^{2} - 12^{2}$

Step 2

Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, $a^{2} - b^{2} = (a + b) (a - b)$ where $a = x$ and $b = 12$ .

$(x + 12) (x - 12)$