{
  "id": "difference-of-two-squares-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Difference of Two Squares Calculator",
  "shortName": "Difference of Two Squares",
  "description": "Evaluate and factor a² − b².",
  "category": "Math & Statistics",
  "categorySlug": "math-statistics",
  "keywords": [
    "difference",
    "of",
    "two",
    "squares",
    "calculator",
    "difference of two squares calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/difference-of-two-squares-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/difference-of-two-squares-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/difference-of-two-squares-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/difference-of-two-squares-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/difference-of-two-squares-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/difference-of-two-squares-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/difference-of-two-squares-calculator/?a=10&b=6",
  "queryParameters": {
    "a": {
      "label": "a",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 10
    },
    "b": {
      "label": "b",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 6
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "a",
      "label": "a",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 10,
      "step": 0.001
    },
    {
      "id": "b",
      "label": "b",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 6,
      "step": 0.001
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "difference",
      "label": "a² − b²",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 8
    },
    {
      "id": "factoredForm",
      "label": "Factored form",
      "format": "text"
    },
    {
      "id": "factors",
      "label": "Numeric factors",
      "format": "text"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "a² − b² = (a − b)(a + b)"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "a": 10,
        "b": 6
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}