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Which of the following expressions is a difference of two squares, to which the identity (a+b)(a-b)=a²-b² applies?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: x²−9

The direct answer is B: x²−9. The difference-of-squares identity applies to an expression of the form A²−B², meaning there must be two square terms separated by a minus sign. Here, x² is the square of x and 9 is the square of 3, so x²−9=x²−3². Therefore, using A²−B²=(A−B)(A+B), we get x²−9=(x−3)(x+3). Option A, x²+9, has a plus sign, so it is a sum of squares rather than a difference of squares. Option C, x²+6x+9, is the perfect-square trinomial (x+3)². Option D, x²−6x, has a common factor x, but it is not written as two complete squares in the required form. A useful memory cue is: two square terms with a minus sign become one minus factor and one plus factor.

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Algebraic IdentitiesFactorisationDifference Of SquaresGrade 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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