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# What is the Value of (a-b)?

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What is the Value of (a-b)?

(1) $$a^2 - b^2=9$$
(2) $$a^2-2ab+b^2=1$$
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Data Dufficiency Problem.

What is the Value of (a-b)?
1.$$a2 - b2=9$$
2.$$a2-2ab+b2=1$$

I don't agree.

stmnt1 - $$a2 - b2=9$$ => (a-b)(a+b) = 9 => we don't have value of (a+b) so we can't find (a-b). hence insuff
stmnt2 - (a-b)^2 = 1 so (a-b) is either +1 or -1. hence insuff

taking together we have (a-b) as +1 or -1 and (a-b)(a+b) = 9 which is not sufficient. so E

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