Which polynomial can be simplified to a difference of squares?

In choice B, the middle terms cancel: 16a² − 4a + 4a − 1 = 16a² − 1. This is a difference of squares because 16a² = (4a)² and 1 = 1², so it factors as (4a − 1)(4a + 1).

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