Question

please help!!
Which numbers should be multiplied to obtain 183^2 - 139^2?

44 and 44

1936 and 1936

44 and 322

33350 and 33628

Answer 1

Very strangely worded question....
I guess they want you to do the arithmetic, you'll get some big number...
then they want to know which pair of numbers are factors of it.

Answer 2

Were you able to do the first part?
What is 183^2 - 139^2 ?

Answer 3

Toss it into a calculator or something.

Answer 4

okay one moment

Answer 5

i get 14168

Answer 6

Ok good!

And which pair of numbers multiply to give you 14168?

Answer 7

its c?

Answer 8

Yay good job \c:/

Answer 9

can you help me on another one?

Answer 10

\[\Large
a^2 - b^2 = (a+b)(a-b) \\ \Large
183^2 - 139^2 = (183+139)(183-139) = 322*44
\]