Using the identity $(a - b)^{2} = a^{2} - 2 a b + b^{2}$ compute $(x - 6)^{2}$

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Using the identity: $(a - b)^{2}$ = $a^{2} - 2 a b + b^{2}$
We have $(x - 6)^{2}$ = $x^{2} - 2 (x) (6) + 6^{2}$
The answer is $x^{2} - 12 x + 36$

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