How do you find the quotient of (4x^2 – y^2) ÷ (2x – y)?

2 Answers
Oct 29, 2015

2x +y

Explanation:

Note that

(4x^2-y^2)/(2x-y)= ((cancel(2x-y))(2x+y))/(cancel(2x-y)) = 2x+y

Since a^2- b^2 = (a+b) (a-b)

Oct 29, 2015

(2x +y)

Explanation:

( 4x^2 - y^2) / (2x -y)

( 4x^2 - y^2) can be written as ( 2x +y) (2x -y)

(2x +y ) ( 2x-y) // (2x-y)

2x +y