True/False

A laboratory technician is simplifying the expression (3−25)(3+25)(3-2\sqrt{5})(3+2\sqrt{5}) to determine a microscope's calibration factor. Using the Product of Conjugates pattern (a−b)(a+b)=a2−b2(a-b)(a+b) = a^2 - b^2, the technician identifies that the square of the second term, (25)2(2\sqrt{5})^2, is equal to 20. Is the technician's identification correct?

0

1

Updated 2026-09-18

Contributors are:

Who are from:

Tags

OpenStax

Intermediate Algebra @ OpenStax

Ch.8 Roots and Radicals - Intermediate Algebra @ OpenStax

Algebra

Recall in Bloom's Taxonomy

Related