Problem

\[ 9 x^{2}-16=(n x+r)(n x-r) \] In the equation above, $r$ and $n$ are constants, Which of the following could be the value of $n$ ? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 9

Solution

Step 1 :The equation is in the form of a difference of squares, which can be factored as \((a+b)(a-b)\) where \(a\) and \(b\) are the square roots of the first and second terms respectively.

Step 2 :In this case, \(a\) is the square root of \(9x^2\) which is \(3x\), and \(b\) is the square root of \(16\) which is \(4\).

Step 3 :So, the factored form of the equation is \((3x+4)(3x-4)\).

Step 4 :Comparing this with the given form \((nx+r)(nx-r)\), we can see that \(n\) is the coefficient of \(x\), which is \(3\).

Step 5 :Final Answer: The value of \(n\) could be \(\boxed{3}\).

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