Mathematics
Express each of the following as the difference of two squares:
(x2 - 5x + 7)(x2 - 5x - 7)
Factorisation
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Answer
(x2 - 5x + 7)(x2 - 5x - 7)
= [(x2 - 5x) + 7][(x2 - 5x) - 7].
As, we know that,
a2 - b2 = (a - b)(a + b).
∴ [(x2 - 5x) + 7][(x2 - 5x) - 7] = (x2 - 5x)2 - 72
Hence, (x2 - 5x + 7)(x2 - 5x - 7) = (x2 - 5x)2 - 72.
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