Question

Solve the equation x2 − 36 = 0.

Answer 1

Difference of two squares

Answer 2

Yes, this problem involves the difference of two squares, and there's a formula for that which is worth learning and remembering:

\[a ^{2}-b ^{2}=(a-b)(a+b)\]

Answer 3

Please apply this principle to factoring the expression you've posted.

Answer 4

x = 0, –6



x = 0, 6



x = 6, –6



x = 18, –18

Answer 5

J: Please try using that formula to solve this problem by yourself. The expression you've typed in is a "difference of two squares" and those squares are x^2 and 36.
What is the square root of x^2?
What is the square root of 36?