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OpenStudy (anonymous):

64.4^2-3.2^2

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

64.4^2-3.2^2 (64.4-3.2)^2 (61.2)^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4137.12

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

64.4^2-3.2^2 (64.4+3.2)(64.4-3.2) (67.6)(61.2) 4137.12

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

saifoo, you cannot do that since \[\Large x^2-y^2\neq (x-y)^2\] for all x and y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yup.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The answer options are a. 1,031 b. 4,084 c. 1,036 or d. 1,012

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

are those dots multiplication signs?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

if so, then 64*4^2-3*2^2 64*16-3*4 1024-12 1012

OpenStudy (anonymous):

They may be its 7th grade math

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

use * instead of . to mean "times" or "multiply"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh thank you, makes sense now :)

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

. is used for decimal numbers eg: 5.5 is 5 and a half

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