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Question
Factorise the following using the identity a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b).
`(x^3y)/9 - (xy^3)/16`
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Solution
We have,
`(x^3y)/9 - (xy^3)/16 = xy(x^2/9 - y^2/16)`
= `xy[(x/3)^2 - (y/4)^2]`
= `xy(x/3 + y/4)(x/3 - y/4)`
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