If (x - 2) (x - p) = x2 - ax + 6, then the value of (a - p) is:

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Quantitative Aptitude

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58.

If (x - 2) (x - p) = x2 - ax + 6, then the value of (a - p) is:

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(x - 2) (x - p) = x2 - ax + 6
x2 - 2x - px + 2p = x2 - ax + 6
x2 - x(2 + p) + 2p = x2 - ax + 6
Comparing both sides,
      2 + p = a
       a - p = 2

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