If \(x + y =10\) and \(x - y =18\), then find the value of \(x^2 - y^2\) without finding the values of \(x\) and \(y\).
 
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The idenity used to compute the value of \(x^2 - y^2\) is:
 
 
The value of \(x^2 - y^2\) is: