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Which identity is used to factorise (x² - 9)?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: a² - b² = (a - b)(a + b)

Answer: C, a² - b² = (a - b)(a + b). Rewrite 9 as 3², so x² - 9 becomes x² - 3². This has exactly the form a² - b², with a = x and b = 3. Therefore, x² - 9 = (x - 3)(x + 3). Option A is the identity for the square of a sum and would produce a middle term 2ab. Option B is the identity for the square of a difference and would produce a middle term -2ab. Option D is the distributive law for taking a common factor, not the difference-of-squares identity. A quick check is to multiply (x - 3)(x + 3): the middle terms cancel, leaving x² - 9. Memory cue: difference of squares means difference times sum.

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Difference Of SquaresAlgebraic IdentityFactorisationPolynomialsAlgebraic IdentitiesExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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