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Which of the following expressions can be classified as a difference of squares?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: \(49a^2-16b^2\)

Answer: A. A difference of squares has the form \(U^2-V^2\): two perfect-square terms separated by a minus sign. In option A, \(49a^2=(7a)^2\) and \(16b^2=(4b)^2\), so the expression is \((7a)^2-(4b)^2\). It can therefore be factorised as \((7a-4b)(7a+4b)\). Option B is a sum of two squares, not a difference. Option C is a three-term expression and is actually \((7a-4b)^2\), because its middle term is \(-56ab\). Option D has a mixed term and its final term is negative, so it is not the required two-square form. Memory cue: difference of squares means “square minus square,” and the factors have opposite signs.

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FactorisationAlgebraic IdentitiesDifference Of SquaresClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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