Determine whether p? - 36 is a difference of two squares. If so, choose the correct factorization.
To determine if p^2 - 36 is a difference of two squares, we need to factored this expression and see if it matches the pattern of a difference of squares.
The difference of squares pattern is: a^2 - b^2 = (a + b)(a - b).
In this case, p^2 - 36 can be rewritten as (p)^2 - 6^2.
Following the pattern of a difference of squares, we can conclude that p^2 - 36 is indeed a difference of two squares.
The correct factorization is: (p + 6)(p - 6).