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

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: \(x^2-81\)

The direct answer is A: \(x^2-81\). The difference-of-squares identity is \(P^2-Q^2=(P-Q)(P+Q)\). Here, \(x^2=x^2\) and \(81=9^2\), so \(x^2-81=x^2-9^2=(x-9)(x+9)\). Expanding confirms the result: \((x-9)(x+9)=x^2+9x-9x-81=x^2-81\). Option B is a sum of squares, not a difference, and it does not factorise by this integer identity. Option C is instead the perfect square \((x+9)^2\), because its middle term is \(18x\). Option D is not a difference of two perfect squares in the required form; its middle term prevents that identity. Memory cue: look for two square terms separated by a minus sign, then use one minus and one plus factor.

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FactorisationDifference Of SquaresAlgebraic IdentitiesPerfect SquaresExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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