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Which polynomial can be simplified to a difference of squares?
10a2 + 3a – 3a – 16
16a2 – 4a + 4a – 1
25a2 + 6a – 6a + 36
24a2 – 9a + 9a + 4
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16a^2 − 4a + 4a − 1
Because the middle terms cancel: 16a^2 − 1 = (4a)^2 − 1^2, a difference of squares = (4a − 1)(4a + 1).
Because the middle terms cancel: 16a^2 − 1 = (4a)^2 − 1^2, a difference of squares = (4a − 1)(4a + 1).
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