State whether True or False.
Factorization of $x^{2} y^{2} - 3 x y - 40$ is $(x y - 8) (x y + 5)$ .

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
$F a c t o r i z i n g x^{2} y^{2} - 3 x y - 40 = x^{2} y^{2} - 8 x y + 5 x y - 40 = x y (x y + 5) - 8 (x y + 5) = (x y - 8) (x y + 5)$

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