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Choose the correct factorisation of p² − 12p + 36.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: (p − 6)²

Answer: B, (p − 6)². Compare the expression with the identity u² − 2uv + v² = (u − v)². Here u = p and v = 6. The middle term is −2 × p × 6 = −12p, and the last term is 6² = 36. Therefore p² − 12p + 36 = (p − 6)². Option A has the wrong sign: expanding it gives p² + 12p + 36. Option C expands to p² − 9p − 36, so neither the middle term nor the constant term matches. Option D expands to p² − 15p + 36, which also has the wrong middle coefficient. A useful check is to take the square root of the first and last terms: p and 6; then use the sign of the middle term. Since the middle term is negative, the binomial must contain subtraction. Memory cue: negative middle term means (first square root − second square root)² when the last term is positive.

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FactorisationPerfect-Square TrinomialAlgebraic IdentitiesClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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