factor:

(x^2+5x)^2 - 36

and

(a-b)^2 - (c-d)^2

show the steps pleasee!

3 answers

You got the second one, just reversed
x y = y x !
[ (x^2+5x) - 6 ] [(x^2+5x) + 6 ]

(x^2 + 5 x - 6) (x^2 + 5x + 6)
now if the back of your book says
(x^2 + 5 x + 6)( x^2 + 5 x - 6)

That is the SAME
okay thankyou so much!! :-)