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Express each of the following as the difference of two squares:

(x2 - 5x + 7)(x2 + 5x + 7)

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(x2 - 5x + 7)(x2 + 5x + 7)

Rearranging the above terms, we get,

[(x2 + 7) - 5x][(x2 + 7) + 5x]

We know that

a2 - b2 = (a - b)(a + b).

∴ [(x2 + 7) - 5x][(x2 + 7) + 5x] = (x2 + 7)2 - (5x)2

Hence, (x2 - 5x + 7)(x2 + 5x + 7) = (x2 + 7)2 - (5x)2.

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