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A difference of two _____ is an expression that contains two perfect squares, with one subtracted from the other.

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The answer is: "squares".

1. Therefore, the complete sentence is:

"A difference of two squares is an expression that contains two perfect squares, with one subtracted from the other".

2. It has the following form:

a²-b²

3. You can factor the expression above as below:

(a-b)(a+b)

4. For example:

x²-4 can be written as x²-2², then it can be factor as following:

x²-2²=(x-2)(x+2)
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