Answer
$143=(11)(13)$
Work Step by Step
$143=$
...write $143$ as a difference of two squares.
$=144-1$
...write each term as a square.
$=12^{2}-1^{2}$
...use the rule for the difference of two squares.
$=(12-1)(12+1)$
...simplify.
$=(11)(13)$
Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281140
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-114-9
Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - 8-7 Factoring Special Cases - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 527: 44
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