Given:
The equation is:

To find:
The error in the given equation and correct it.
Solution:
We have,

Taking left-hand side, we get

![[\because a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)]](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/85p639al2fqbkfpvaacm253m69siuprplr.png)
![[\because (ab)^x=a^xb^x]](https://img.qammunity.org/2022/formulas/mathematics/high-school/746g8j38vs8bbd1v3w8yrhqxhqmgp9lgkt.png)

It is not equal to right-hand side
. In the right hand side, there must be a negative sign instead of positive sign.
Therefore,
.