Factor the polnomial?

0 ⤊

Factor the polnomial?

169x^2t-36y^2t

2007-03-08 03:32:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

4 answers

t(13x+6y)(13x-6y)

2007-03-08 03:37:42 · answer #1 · answered by Maths Rocks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

169(x^2)(t) - 36(y^2)(t)

Your first step is to factor out t.

t(169x^2 - 36y^2)

Note that 169 is equal to 13^2, and 36 is equal to 6^2. As a result, this is a difference of squares, and we factor it as such.

t(13x - 6)(13x + 6)

2007-03-08 03:37:24 · answer #2 · answered by Puggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

169x^(2t) - 36y^(2t) = (13x^t - 6y^t)(13x^t + 6y^t)

2007-03-08 03:43:23 · answer #3 · answered by kellenraid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

=(13x^t+6y^t)*(13x^t-6y^t)

2007-03-08 03:37:02 · answer #4 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋