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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is dis 4x^-9y^

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

I wonder that myself, can you take a quick screenshot of the material?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i meant how do i solve dis because i dont know LOLLLL!!!!

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

ahemm, well, you see, we dunno what you have, what you typed in looks like \(\huge 4x^{-9y} \)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhhh it's 4x to the 2nd power minus 9y to the 2nd power

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\(\huge 4x^2-9y^2 ?\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

pay close attention to "4" and "9"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

alright

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is this right (4x-9y)(X+Y)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

well

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

if you check \(4 = 2^2\) and \(9 = 3^2\)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

$$ \large 4x^2-9y^2 \implies (2x)^2-(3y)^2\\ (a^2-b^2) = (a-b)(a+b) $$

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it's (2x-3y)2nd power

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

well, no quite

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

\((2x-3y)^2 = (2x-3y)(2x-3y)\)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

same * same, \(same^2\)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

$$ \large 4x^2-9y^2 \implies (2x)^2-(3y)^2\\ (a^2-b^2) = (a-b)(a+b) $$

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