Respuesta :

100x^2−36=4(5x+3)(5x−3)

To get the missing terms, we must completely factorize the Left Hand Side of the Equation.

We can do this in two different ways

Method 1

[tex]100x^{2} -36= 4(25x^{2} -9)}[/tex]


[tex]\Rightarrow 100x^{2} -36= 4((5x)^{2} -3^2)}[/tex]

Using difference of two squares we have

[tex]\Rightarrow 100x^{2} -36= 4(5x+3)(5x-3)}[/tex]

By comparing to the given equation, the missing term is

[tex]3[/tex]




Method 2


[tex]100x^{2} -36[/tex]

[tex]\Rightarrow 100x^{2} -36= (10x)^{2} -6^{2}[/tex]

Recall and apply the difference of two squares formula, to obtain,

[tex] 100x^{2} -36=(10x+6)(10x-6)[/tex]


We can still further factor 2 out of each factor to get,

[tex]100x^{2} -36=2(5x+3) \times 2(5x-3)[/tex]

[tex]\Rightarrow 100x^{2} -36=2\times2(5x+3)(5x-3)[/tex]

[tex]\Rightarrow 100x^{2} -36=4(5x+3)(5x-3)[/tex]

By comparing to the given equation, the missing term is

[tex]3[/tex]