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Which expression cannot be factorised using the identity for the difference of two squares?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: \(4m^2+25n^2\)

The correct answer is D. The difference-of-squares identity is \(A^2-B^2=(A-B)(A+B)\), so the expression must contain two square terms separated by a minus sign. Option A is \(x^2-4^2=(x-4)(x+4)\). Option B is \((3a)^2-b^2=(3a-b)(3a+b)\). Option C is \((p^2)^2-(q^2)^2=(p^2-q^2)(p^2+q^2)\), and the first factor can be factored further if complete factorisation is wanted. Option D is \((2m)^2+(5n)^2\), a sum of squares, not a difference of squares, so this particular identity does not apply. Option D might tempt a learner because both terms are squares, but the sign between them is essential. The memory cue is: ‘same square forms, minus sign, then split into difference and sum.’ Do not replace a plus sign by a minus sign while applying the identity.

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FactorisationAlgebraic IdentitiesDifference Of SquaresSignsClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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