Factor (4-x^2)

$(4 - x^{2})$

Step 1

Remove parentheses.

$4 - x^{2}$

Step 2

Rewrite $4$ as $2^{2}$ .

$2^{2} - x^{2}$

Step 3

Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, $a^{2} - b^{2} = (a + b) (a - b)$ where $a = 2$ and $b = x$ .

$(2 + x) (2 - x)$