Factorise
$x^{2} - (a + b) x + a b$

(x + a) (x - b)

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(x - a) (x + b)

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(x + a) (x + b)

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(x - a) (x - b)

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Solution

The correct option is D $(x - a) (x - b)$
$F a c t o r i z i n g x^{2} - (a + b) x + a b, = x^{2} - a x - b x + a b, = x (x - a) - b (x - a) = (x - a) (x - b)$

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