the area of a rectangle is (16x^2 - 9y^2 ) sq units
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, a 2 − b 2 = ( a + b ) ( a − b ) a 2 - b 2 = ( a + b ) ( a - b ) where a = 4 x a = 4 x and b = 3 y b = 3 y . ( 4 x + 3 y ) ( 4 x − 3 y )