State whether the statement is True or False.
$(a - 8) (a + 2)$ is equal to $a^{2} - 6 a - 16$ .

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
$M u l t i p l y (a - 8) (a + 2) = a^{2} - 8 a + 2 a - 16 = a^{2} - 6 a - 16$

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