Lesson Plan in Math 8

DIFFERENCE OF TWO SQUARES

Competency
 Find the factors of products of polynomials.

I. Objectives
At the end of the session, the students will
1. Recognize polynomials that is a difference of two squares.
2. Write the factors of a polynomials that is a difference of two squares.
3. Discover the pattern in factoring a polynomials that is a difference of two
squares.

II. Learning Task

Topic : Factoring
Concepts : The factored form of polynomial that is a difference of two squares is
the sum and difference of the square roots of the first and the last
terms. In symbol
A2 - B2 = (A + B) (A - B)

III. Strategies
A. Daily routine
B. Recall: Square root of a number.
C. Development of the lesson

1. Observe how the expressions below are factored.

a. x2 - y2 = (x + y) (x - y)
b. 4x2 - 362 = (2x + 6) (2x - 6)

c. a2b4 - 81 = (ab2 + 9) (ab2 - 9)x2 + 12x

d. 16a6 - 25b2 = (4a3 + 5b) (4a3 - 5b)

Questions
a. Describe the first and the last term of each polynomials?
b. What is the middle sign of the polynomials?
c. What pattern is seen in the factors of the difference of two squares?
2. Illustrative examples.
A. Tell whether each of the following is a difference of two squares.
 1. x2 - 9
2. a2 - 5
3. y2 - 81
4. a2 + 9
B. Factor each of the following.
1. x2 - 49
2. 16x2- 25y2
3. 25x2 - 4
4. x4 - 81y2
IV. Evaluation
Examine each binomials. If the given is difference of two squares write #dof2□s
and factor if not difference of two squares write #notdof2□s.
1. x2 - 1
2. 9x2 - 100
3. 4x2 + 16
4. 25x2 - 36y2
5. 8x2 - 144y2
V. Assignment