Question

Factor x^2 - 3

x^2-3^2= (x+3)(x-3) Did I do this right?

Answer 1

nope

Answer 2

What did I do wrong?

Answer 3

\[x^2-3=\left( x+\sqrt{3} \right)\left( x-\sqrt{3} \right)\]

Answer 4

Factor x^2 - 9

Answer 5

I know I was supposed to do the square root thing. But I didn't know how to do it on here.

Answer 6

How do you factor x^2-9?

Answer 7

x^2-3^2= (x+3)(x-3)

Answer 8

for this you are correct.

Answer 9

Okay now I see were I made the mistake. Thank you @skullpatrol and @surjithayer.

Answer 10

Thanks for asking :)