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Which of the following expressions can be factorised by identifying it as a difference of two squares?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: \(p^2-25\)

Correct answer: A. Rewrite the constant as a square: \(25=5^2\). Then option A becomes \(p^2-5^2\), which is exactly \(a^2-b^2\) with \(a=p\) and \(b=5\). Applying the identity gives \(p^2-25=(p-5)(p+5)\). B is a sum of squares, \(p^2+5^2\), so the difference-of-squares identity does not apply. C is a perfect-square trinomial because \(p^2+10p+25=(p+5)^2\), not a two-square difference. D does have a common factor, \(p^2+5p=p(p+5)\), but it is not presented as a difference of two perfect squares. Thus A is the only suitable choice. Memory cue: check both the minus sign and whether the constant is a perfect square before applying the identity.

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FactorisationAlgebraic IdentitiesDifference Of SquaresPerfect SquaresClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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