12 ALGEBRA
Important Formulae : 23. (a − b)4 = a4 − 4a3b + 6a2b2 − 4ab3 + b4
1. (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2 24. (a2 + a + 1)2 = a4 + 2a3 + 3a2 + 2a + 1
2. (a − b)2 = a2 − 2ab + b2 25. (a2 − a + 1)2 = a4 − 2a3 + 3a2 − 2a + 1
3. (a + b)2 − (a − b)2 = 4ab 26. (a2 + 3a + 1)2 = a4 + 6a3 + 11a2 + 6a + 1
4. a2 + b2 = (a + b)2 − 2ab 27. (a2 − 3a + 1)2 = a4 − 6a3 + 11a2 − 6a + 1
5. a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a − b) 28. If x n 1 k , then x 2 n 1 k 2 2
xn x 2n
6. a4 – b4 = (a2 + b2)(a + b)(a − b)
29. If x 2 n 1 k , then x n 1 k 2
7. (a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca x 2n xn
8. (a − b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 − 2ab − 2bc + 2ca 30. If x n 1 k , then x 2 n 1 k 2 2
xn x 2n
9. (a + b − c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2ab − 2bc − 2ca
31. If x 2 n 1 k , then x n 1 k 2
10. (−a + b + c)2=a2 + b2 + c2 − 2ab + 2bc − 2ca x 2n xn
11. (a + b)3 = a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 + b3
32. If x n 1 k , then x n 1 k 2 4
xn xn
12. (a + b)3 = a3 + b3 + 3ab(a + b)
13. (a − b)3 = a3 − 3a2b + 3ab2 − b3 33. If x n 1 k , then x n 1 k 2 4
xn xn
14. (a − b)3 = a3 − b3 − 3ab(a − b)
34. If x n 1 k , then x 3n 1 k 3 3k
15. a3 + b3 = (a + b)(a2 − ab + b2) xn x 3n
16. a3 − b3 = (a − b)(a2 + ab + b2) 35. If x 1 1 , then x 3 1
x
17. a4 + a2 + 1 = (a2 + a + 1)(a2 – a + 1)
36. If x 1 1 , then x 3 1
18. a8 + a4 +1= (a4 + a2 + 1)(a4 – a2 + 1) x
19. a4 + a2b2 + b4 = (a2 + ab + b2)(a2 – ab + b2) 37. If x 1 3 , then x 6 1
x
20. a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc
= (a + b + c)(a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca) 38. (an + bn) is divisible by (a + b), when n is odd
[If a +b + c = 0 , then a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc] 39. (an − bn) is always divisible by (a − b)
21. a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc 40. Dividend = Divisor × Quotient + Remainder
= 1 (a + b + c)[(a – b)2 + (b – c)2 + (c – a)2]
2 41. (ax2 + bx + c) = (px + q) × (ux + v) + c
22. (a + b)4 = a4 + 4a3b + 6a2b2 + 4ab3 + b4 42. (ax3 + bx2 + cx + d) = (px2 + qx + r) × (ux + v)
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