Factorise the following expression: $4 x^{2} - 8 x + 4$

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Factorise the given expression by using identities
Given, $4 x^{2} - 8 x + 4$
We know that ${(a - b)}^{2} = a^{2} + b^{2} - 2 a b$
Now, compare the given expression with this identity, we get
$= 4 x^{2} - 8 x + 4 = {(2 x)}^{2} + {(2)}^{2} - (2 \times 2 x \times 2) = {(2 x - 2)}^{2}$
Therefore, $4 x^{2} - 8 x + 4$ can be factorised as ${(2 x - 2)}^{2}$ .

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