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Which is the correct difference between ( (x-1)^2 ) and (x^2-1)?

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Correct answer: ( (x-1)^2=x^2-2x+1 ), जबकि (x^2-1=(x+1)(x-1))

The direct answer is A. The first expression is a squared binomial: \\(x-1\\)^2=x^2-2x+1\\). The second is a difference of squares: \\(x^2-1=(x-1)(x+1)\\). Step by step, squaring \\(x-1\\) means multiplying \\(x-1\\) by itself, which gives \\(x^2-x-x+1=x^2-2x+1\\). But \\(x^2-1\\) factors using \\(a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)\\), with \\(a=x,b=1\\). Option A is correct. B is wrong because the expressions are not always equal; for example, at \\(x=2\\), they are \\(1\\) and \\(3\\). C wrongly assigns the expansion of the first expression to the second. D has the wrong sign: \\(x^2+2x+1\\) equals \\( (x+1)^2\\). Memory cue: minus inside a square gives a negative middle term.

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Common MistakeX Minus 1Difference Of Squares

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