Factor b^2-64

$b^{2} - 64$

Step 1

Rewrite $64$ as $8^{2}$ .

$b^{2} - 8^{2}$

Step 2

Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, $a^{2} - b^{2} = (a + b) (a - b)$ where $a = b$ and $b = 8$ .

$(b + 8) (b - 8)$