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Standard VIII
Mathematics
Algebraic Identities
Question
Using the identity
(
a
−
b
)
2
=
a
2
−
2
a
b
+
b
2
compute
(
x
−
6
)
2
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Solution
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Using the identity:
(
a
−
b
)
2
=
a
2
−
2
a
b
+
b
2
We have
(
x
−
6
)
2
=
x
2
−
2
(
x
)
(
6
)
+
6
2
The answer is
x
2
−
12
x
+
36
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