difference of two squares

English

Noun

difference of two squares (plural differences of two squares)

1. (algebra) The identity $x^{2}-y^{2}=(x+y)(x-y)\,$ that holds for all real numbers.

   The fraction ${\frac {x-8}{x^{2}-64}}$ can be simplified to ${\frac {1}{x+8}}$ using the difference of two squares.

Translations

The mathematical identity

• French: différence de carré f
• Russian: ра́зность квадра́тов f (ráznostʹ kvadrátov)
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• Spanish: diferencia de cuadrados f
• Thai: ผลต่างกำลังสอง