Factorise:
9 x^{2} y^{2}-16
Solution:
The factorization is substantially simpler when certain identities are used.
Many expressions that need to be factored have the form of or can be put into the form of: a2 - b2 = ( a+b)(a-b)
\begin{array}{l} =(3 x y)^{2}-4^{2} \\ =(3 x y-4)(3 x y+4) \\ \text { Using Identity: } x^{2}-y^{2}=(x+y)(x-y) \end{array}
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