a2 � b2 = (a � b)(a + b)

(a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
a2 + b2 = (a � b)2 + 2ab
(a � b)2 = a2 � 2ab + b2
(a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2ab + 2ac + 2bc
(a + b + c)3 = a3 + b3 + c3 + 3(a + b)(b + c)(c + a)
a3 + b3 + c3- 3abc = (a + b+ c) (a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - ac - bc)
(a � b � c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 � 2ab � 2ac + 2bc
(a + b)3 = a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 + b3 ; (a + b)3 = a3 + b3 + 3ab(a + b)
(a � b)3 = a3 � 3a2b + 3ab2 � b3
a3 � b3 = (a � b)(a2 + ab + b2)
a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 � ab + b2)
(a + b)3 = a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 + b3
(a � b)3 = a3 � 3a2b + 3ab2 � b3
(a + b)4 = a4 + 4a3b + 6a2b2 + 4ab3 + b4)
(a � b)4 = a4 � 4a3b + 6a2b2 � 4ab3 + b4)
a4 � b4 = (a � b)(a + b)(a2 + b2)
a5 � b5 = (a � b)(a4 + a3b + a2b2 + ab3 + b4)
if a + b + c=0; then a3 + b3 + c3 =0
x2+ x(a + b) + ab = (x + a) (x + b)
ab (a + b) + bc (c + b) + ca (c + a) = (a + b)(b + c) (c + a)
a2(b + c ) + b2 (c + a) + c2 (a + b)+ 3abc = (a + b + c) (ab + bc + ca)
a2(b - c ) + b2 (c - a) + c2 (a - b) = (a � b)(b � c) (c � a)
If n is a natural number, an � bn = (a � b)(an-1 + an-2b+�+ bn-2a + bn-1)
If n is even (n = 2k), an + bn = (a + b)(an-1 � an-2b +�+ bn-2a � bn-1)
If n is odd (n = 2k + 1), an + bn = (a + b)(an-1 � an-2b +�- bn-2a + bn-1)
(a + b + c + �)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + � + 2(ab + ac + bc + �.