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Grade 128 grade maths

(a–4)(a–2) = a^2 –8 ????????????????????????????????????

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

LHS = (a–4)(a–2) = a(a–2)–4(a–2) = a^2–2a–4a+8
= a^2–6a+8
≠a^2-8 = RHS
The correct statement is (a–4)(a–2) = a^2–6a+8

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