Factor (a^2-b^2)

$(a^{2} - b^{2})$

Step 1

Remove parentheses.

$a^{2} - b^{2}$

Step 2

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

$(a + b) (a - b)$