Exercise
$4x^2-144$
Step-by-step Solution
Learn how to solve factor by difference of squares problems step by step online. Factor the expression 4x^2-144. Factor the polynomial 4x^2-144 by it's greatest common factor (GCF): 4. Simplify \sqrt{x^2} using the power of a power property: \left(a^m\right)^n=a^{m\cdot n}. In the expression, m equals 2 and n equals \frac{1}{2}. Calculate the power \sqrt{36}. Simplify \sqrt{x^2} using the power of a power property: \left(a^m\right)^n=a^{m\cdot n}. In the expression, m equals 2 and n equals \frac{1}{2}.
Factor the expression 4x^2-144
Final answer to the exercise
$4\left(x+6\right)\left(x-6\right)$