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Which expression can be factorised using the identity for the difference of two squares?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: 4x² − 25

Answer: B, 4x² − 25. Rewrite each term as a square: 4x² = (2x)² and 25 = 5². Therefore 4x² − 25 = (2x)² − 5². Applying r² − s² = (r − s)(r + s), we get (2x − 5)(2x + 5). Option A is a sum of squares, x² + 3², so the difference-of-squares identity does not apply. Option C is a perfect-square trinomial because x² + 6x + 9 = (x + 3)²; it has three terms rather than two separated squares. Option D has a common factor, since 8x² + 12x = 4x(2x + 3), but it is not in the difference-of-two-squares pattern asked for. The essential clues are exactly two square terms and a minus sign between them. Memory cue: convert coefficients into squares before choosing the identity; 4x² is (2x)², not 4 times x² left unexamined.

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FactorisationDifference Of SquaresAlgebraic IdentitiesCommon FactorClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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