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

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: a² − 16b²

The direct answer is A: a² − 16b². Rewrite 16b² as (4b)². Then the expression becomes a² − (4b)², which has the form u² − v². Using u² − v² = (u − v)(u + v), it factorises as (a − 4b)(a + 4b). Option A is therefore the only expression that consists of two perfect-square terms separated by a minus sign. Option B has a plus sign between the squares, so the difference-of-squares identity does not apply directly. Option C is a perfect square trinomial: a² + 8ab + 16b² = a² + 2(a)(4b) + (4b)² = (a + 4b)². Option D is also a perfect square trinomial: a² − 8ab + 16b² = a² − 2(a)(4b) + (4b)² = (a − 4b)². The presence of a middle term in C and D signals a square-of-a-sum or square-of-a-difference identity, not the two-square difference identity. Memory cue: look for two squares, no middle term, and a minus sign.

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