( 7 x + 6 ) ( 7 x − 6 ) Explanation: NOTE that 49 = 7 2 and 36 = 6 2 So we have 7 2 x 2 − 6 2 = ( 7 x ) 2 − 6 2 . This is in the FORM a 2 − b 2 which can be FACTORED to ( a + b ) ( a − b ) So here we have a = 7 x and b = 6 , so that WOULD be ( 7 x + 6 ) ( 7 x − 6 )