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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If P=32000+32000P = 3^{2000} + 3^{-2000} and Q=3200032000Q = 3^{2000} - 3^{-2000} then the value of P2Q2P^2 - Q^2 is

(A) 340003^{4000} (B) 2×340002 \times 3^{-4000} (C) 00 (D) 2×340002 \times 3^{4000} (E) 44

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