Express each of the following as the difference of two squares:
(i) (x2 – 5x + 7) (x2 + 5x + 7)
(ii) (x2 – 5x + 7) (x2 – 5x – 7)
(iii) (x2 + 5x – 7) (x2 – 5x + 7)
Answer :
(i) (x2 – 5x + 7) (x2 + 5x + 7)
Rearranging the above terms, we get,
((x2 + 7) – 5x) ((x2 + 7) + 5x)
As, we know that, a2 – b2 = (a + b) (a – b)
So, (x2 + 7)2 – (5x)2
(x2 + 7)2 -25x2
(ii) (x2 – 5x + 7) (x2 – 5x – 7)
(x2 – 5x + 7) (x2 – 5x – 7)
[(x2 – 5x) + 7) ((x2 – 5x) – 7)
As, we know that, a2 – b2 = (a + b) (a – b)
(x2 – 5x)2 – 72
(x2 – 5x)2 – 49
(iii) (x2 + 5x – 7) (x2 – 5x + 7)
(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)2
We know that, (a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2,
X2 – [(5x)2 – (2 × 5x × 7) + 72]
X2 – (25x2 – 70x + 49)
X2 – 25x2 + 70x – 49
-24x2 + 70x – 49
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