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Which quadratic expression can be factorised directly by identifying a difference of squares?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: x² − 49

Answer: A, x² − 49. The difference-of-squares identity is r² − s² = (r − s)(r + s). Since 49 = 7², x² − 49 can be written as x² − 7². Therefore x² − 49 = (x − 7)(x + 7). Option B is not a difference of squares; it is a perfect-square trinomial: x² + 14x + 49 = (x + 7)². Option C is a sum of squares, x² + 7², and the ordinary difference-of-squares identity does not apply to a plus sign. Option D is also a perfect-square trinomial: x² − 14x + 49 = (x − 7)². Only A has exactly two square terms separated by subtraction. Memory cue: identify two squares first, then check that the sign between them is minus; a plus sign changes the pattern completely.

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FactorisationDifference Of SquaresQuadratic ExpressionsAlgebraic IdentitiesClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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