Multiply.
-$(6 y+x)(6 y-x)$
A) $36 y^{2}+12 x y-x^{2}$
B) $36 y^{2}-12 x y-x^{2}$
C) $12 y^{2}-x^{2}$
D) $36 y^{2}-x^{2}$

Name: Multiply. -$(6 y+x)(6 y-x)$ A) $36 y^{2}+12 x y-x^{2}$ B) $36 y^{2}-12 x y-x^{2}$ C) $12 y^{2}-x^{2}$ D) $36 y^{2}-x^{2}$
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This is an application of the difference of squares formula, $a^2 - b^2 = (a + b)(a - b)$. Here, $a = 6y$ and $b = x$, so the product is $36y^2 - x^2$.

Multiply - (6y+x)(6y−x)(6 y+x)(6 y-x)(6y+x)(6y−x) A) 36y2+12xy−x236 y^{2}+12 x y-x^{2}36y2+12xy−x2 B) 36y2−12xy−x236 y^{2}-12 x y-x^{2}36y2−12xy−x2

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- $(6 y+x)(6 y-x)$ A) $36 y^{2}+12 x y-x^{2}$ B) $36 y^{2}-12 x y-x^{2}$