x2 – 9 can be factored using the formula.

Rewrite the expression as x² − 3², since 9 is the square of 3. A difference of two squares factors as a² − b² = (a − b)(a + b), so x² − 9 = (x − 3)(x + 3). The correct choice is difference-of-squares.

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