How do you factorize these two questions: #X - y - x ^2+ y^2# and #x^3 - 36 x#? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factorization of Quadratic Expressions 1 Answer MeneerNask Mar 19, 2015 Watch the plusses and minuses! #x-y-x^2+y^2# #=x-y-(x^2-y^2)# #=(x-y)-(x+y)(x-y)# #=(1-x-y)(x-y)# #x^3-36x# #=x(x^2-36)# #=x(x-6)(x+6)# Answer link Related questions How do you factor trinomials? What is factorization of quadratic expressions? How do you factor quadratic equations with a coefficient? What are some examples of factoring quadratic expressions? How do you check that you factored a quadratic correctly? How do you factor #x^2+16x+48#? How do you factor #x^2-9x+20#? Question #3fdac How do you factor #8+z^6#? There is no GCF to be factor out, so is there another method to complete this? How do you factor #2t^2+7t+3#? See all questions in Factorization of Quadratic Expressions Impact of this question 1599 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License