Question

Which binomial is a factor of h^2 – 36

a. (h – 6)
b. (h – 36)
c. (h + 12)
d. (h+ 36)

Answer 1

any ideas?

Answer 2

@rebeccaxhawaii h + 36?

Answer 3

36 is a perfect square, and can be rewritten this way,\[\large\rm h^2-36\quad=\quad h^2-6^2\]Our `difference of squares` rules tells us how to factor,\[\large\rm a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)\]