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Choose the factorised form of \(x^2-49\).

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: \((x-7)(x+7)\)

The direct answer is C: \((x-7)(x+7)\). The expression has the form of a difference of two squares. First write the constant 49 as \(7^2\): \(x^2-49=x^2-7^2\). Now use the identity \(a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)\), with \(a=x\) and \(b=7\). Therefore, \(x^2-7^2=(x-7)(x+7)\). Option A is incorrect because its product is \(x^2-48x-49\), not the given expression. Option B gives \(x^2-14x+49\), so it has an unwanted middle term and the wrong constant sign. Option C is correct because multiplying gives \(x^2+7x-7x-49=x^2-49\). Option D gives \(x^2+14x+49\), which also has a middle term. Memory cue: a difference of squares always becomes two conjugate factors, one with plus and one with minus.

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FactorisationDifference Of SquaresAlgebraic IdentitiesPerfect SquaresClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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