Under what circumstances can A^2 + B^2 be factored?

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Under what circumstances can A^2 + B^2 be factored?

College Algebra... no jokes.

2007-01-04 10:15:55 · 3 answers · asked by girl_pink 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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A^2+B^2 can only be factores as (A+iB)(A-iB)

2007-01-04 10:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

a^2 + b^2 can never be factored, unless you enter the realm of complex numbers.

Note that this is not a difference of squares, and confidently laughing the question off treating it like a difference of squares doesn't really make the answerer look very good ....

2007-01-04 18:34:05 · answer #2 · answered by Puggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

It is a difference of 2 squares.

So it has to be written like this (A+B)(A-B)

HA HA HA! this question is a joke.

2007-01-04 18:22:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋