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Finding the Value of an Expression

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Write polynomial $P$ as a product of linear factors: $P (x) = x^{2} - 4$

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Given the polynomial $P (x) = x^{2} - 4$
We need to factor $P (x)$ as follows:
$P (x) = x^{2} - 4 = (x + 2) (x - 2)$
Hence, $P (x) = (x + 2) (x - 2)$

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