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Question
Expand 4p2 – 25q2
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Solution
4p2 – 25q2 = (2p)2 – (5q)2
Comparing (2p)2 – (5q)2 with a2 – b2 we have a = 2p and b = 5q
(a2 – b2) = (a + b)(a – b)
= (2p + 5q)(2p – 5q)
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