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Which shows a difference of squares?

10y2 – 4x2
16y2 – x2
8x2 – 40x + 25
64x2 – 48x + 9

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The second choice 16y2 - x2 shows a difference of squares.
factoring the second choice results to (4y-x)(4y+x) which results to the difference between 4y and x.

the first choice also shows a difference in the square however sqrt10 is not a perfect radical.
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