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6. Determine whether the polynomial is a difference of squares, if it is, factor it.

y2 – 9

is not a difference of squares

is a difference of squares: (y + 3)(y – 3)

is a difference of squares: (y – 3)^2

is a difference of squares: (y + 3)^2
My answer is (y + 3)(y -3)

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6. Determine whether the polynomial is a difference of squares, if it is, factor it.

y2 – 9

is not a difference of squares

is a difference of squares: (y + 3)(y – 3)

is a difference of squares: (y – 3)^2

is a difference of squares: (y + 3)^2
My answer is (y + 3)(y -3)

luigi0210 · Answer

Yea it's a difference of squares.. now that you have that info it should be easy to factor.