Expanding the expression, it is found that the statement is false.
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- The statement given is: [tex](a - b)^2 = a^2 - b^2[/tex]
- Expanding the left side, we get:
[tex](a - b)^2 = (a - b)(a - b) = a^2 - ab - ab + b^2 = a^2 - 2ab + b^2[/tex]
- Which is different than the statement, and thus, the statement is false.
- The expression is also known as a notable product, the perfect square binomial.
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