Mathematics

Consider the following two statements.

Statement 1: The factorisation of x2 + 2x + 1 is (x - 1)2.

Statement 2: (a - b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2.

Which of the following is valid?

  1. Both the statements are true.

  2. Both the statements are false.

  3. Statement 1 is true, and Statement 2 is false.

  4. Statement 1 is false, and Statement 2 is true.

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Answer

Given,

⇒ x2 + 2x + 1

⇒ x2 + 2.x.1 + 12

⇒ (x + 1)2

∴ Statement 1 is false.

⇒ (a - b)2

⇒ (a - b)(a - b)

⇒ a(a - b) - b(a - b)

⇒ a2 - ab - ab + b2

⇒ a2 - 2ab + b2

∴ Statement 2 is false.

∴ Both statements are false.

Hence, option 2 is the correct option.

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