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Which expression can be factorised using the difference-of-two-squares identity (a + b)(a - b)?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: x² - 25

Answer: A, x² - 25. The identity (a + b)(a - b) is equivalent to a² - b². Since 25 = 5², x² - 25 becomes x² - 5². Hence it factorises as (x + 5)(x - 5). Option B is x² + 5², a sum of squares, not a difference. Option C is a perfect-square trinomial because x² + 10x + 25 = (x + 5)²; it follows the square-of-a-sum identity instead. Option D has only two terms, but the second term is 5x, not a square constant, so it does not match the required pattern. The order of the two factors may be reversed without changing the product: (x + 5)(x - 5) equals (x - 5)(x + 5). Memory cue: look for two square terms separated by a minus sign, then write difference times sum.

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Difference Of SquaresAlgebraic IdentitiesFactorisationPerfect SquaresExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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