(a - b) _________ = a² - 2ab + b²

Solution:

(a - b) (a - b) = a² - 2ab + b²

Using standard identity: (a - b)² = a² - 2ab + b²

✦ Try This: (x + a)_______= x² + (a + b) x + ab

We have, by using the standard identity (x+ a)(x + b) = x² + (a + b) x + ab

Hence the missing term is (x + b)

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NCERT Exemplar Class 8 Maths Chapter 7 Problem 37

(a - b) _________ = a² - 2ab + b²

Summary:

(a - b) (a - b) = a² - 2ab + b²

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