Question

factor completely 6m2-25n2

Answer 1

Factor completely: 16m2 – 25n2

Answer 2

these are difference of squares factoring... are you familiar with how to do this?

Answer 3

no because there are no number that can go into both numbers an they have different letters

Answer 4

would it be 2m+6m+5m+5m?

Answer 5

5n+5N*

Answer 6

There is a method on how to factor this called "difference of squares".
Its when you have a first number that is a perfect square minus a second number that is a perfect square.
16, m^2 and 25, n^2 are perfect squares.
Have you heard of this before?

Answer 7

2M+8m+5n+5n

Answer 8

nope

Answer 9

Okay so this is how the formula looks:
a^2-b^2 (a and b stand for any perfect square numbers)
this factors to (a-b)(a+b)

understand that?

Answer 10

yea

Answer 11

would it be 4-4 and 5+5?

Answer 12

(m-4) (m+4)

Answer 13

and (n-5) (n+5)

Answer 14

are u still there?

Answer 15

sorry, I had to go for a minute. You are close, but not quite. Hint: "a"=4m and "b"=5n
can you try that now?