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What is the correct factorised form of a³ − b³?

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Correct answer: (a − b)(a² + ab + b²)

The correct answer is B: a³ − b³ = (a − b)(a² + ab + b²). This is the difference-of-cubes identity u³ − v³ = (u − v)(u² + uv + v²). Taking u = a and v = b gives the stated factorisation. To verify it, multiply: a(a² + ab + b²) − b(a² + ab + b²) = a³ + a²b + ab² − a²b − ab² − b³. The mixed terms cancel, leaving a³ − b³. Option A is the sum-of-cubes formula and produces a³ + b³. Option C has the correct first factor but the wrong sign in the second factor, so the mixed terms do not cancel correctly. Option D has the wrong first factor and therefore cannot represent a difference. Memory cue: difference of cubes uses minus in the first factor, but all plus signs inside the second factor.

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Difference Of CubesAlgebraic IdentityFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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