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

• Asturian: diferenza de dous cadrados f
• Catalan: diferència de quadrats f
• French: différence de carré f
• Galician: diferenza de dous cadrados f
• Hungarian: négyzetek különbsége
• Italian: differenza tra due quadrati f
• Portuguese: diferença de dois quadrados f
• Russian: ра́зность квадра́тов f (ráznostʹ kvadrátov)
• Spanish: diferencia de cuadrados f
• Swedish: konjugatregel c
• Thai: ผลต่างกำลังสอง