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4. Special Products
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Exercise 9 Page 31

x^2-25

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Notice that the given expression is the multiplication of conjugates. This allows us to use a shorter method of multiplying the terms than the normal distribution process.
(x+5)(x-5)
x^2-5^2
x^2-25