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Question
(a + b)(a – b) = a2 – b2
Options
True
False
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Solution
This statement is True.
Explanation:
We know that,
(a + b)(a – b) = a × a – a × b + b × a – b × b
= a2 – b2
= a2 – ab + ba – b2
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