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Which expression can be factorised directly using the difference-of-squares identity \(a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)\)?

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Correct answer: \(25p^2-49q^2\)

The correct answer is A: \(25p^2-49q^2\). The difference-of-squares identity requires two perfect-square terms separated by a minus sign. Since \(25p^2=(5p)^2\) and \(49q^2=(7q)^2\), we have \(25p^2-49q^2=(5p)^2-(7q)^2\). Applying the identity gives \((5p-7q)(5p+7q)\). Option B is a sum of two squares, not a difference, so the stated identity does not apply directly. Option C is the perfect-square trinomial \((5p-7q)^2\), because its middle term is \(-2(5p)(7q)=-70pq\). Option D is the perfect-square trinomial \((5p+7q)^2\), whose middle term is positive \(70pq\). The key recognition cue is “square minus square.” Do not apply the difference-of-squares rule to a plus sign, and do not confuse a three-term perfect square with a two-term difference of squares.

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Difference Of SquaresFactorisationPerfect SquaresAlgebraic IdentitiesQuadratic ExpressionsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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