Given:
Consider the expression is
[tex]144x^2-100[/tex]
Jeremy factored the given expression and his steps are given.
To find:
The error in his solution.
Solution:
We have,
[tex]144x^2-100[/tex]
It can be written as
[tex]=12^2x^2-10^2[/tex]
[tex]=(12x)^2-10^2[/tex]
[tex]=(12x+10)(12x-10)[/tex] [tex][\because a^2-b^2=(a+b)(a-b)][/tex]
Taking out common factors from each parenthesis.
[tex]=2(6x+5)2(6x-5)[/tex]
[tex]=4(6x+5)(6x-5)[/tex]
So, Jeremy was incorrect because the common factor is [tex]2\times 2=4[/tex] instead of 2.
Therefore, Jeremy made his mistake in his last step.
