how would you factor a quadratic expression like 9x^2-4

Hello, we need to see it as a difference of two squares as we know that for all a and b real numbers
[tex]a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)[/tex]
So, here
[tex]9x^2-4=(3x)^2-2^2=(3x-2)(3x+2)[/tex]
Voila !
Thank you