SPECIAL PRODUCTS

•THE SQURE OF A BINOMIAL

•THE PRODUCT OF THE SUM AND

DIFFERENCE OF TWO TERMS

•THE CUBE OF A BINOMIAL

•PRODUCT OF A BINOMIAL AND A TRINOMIAL

 •THE SQURE OF A BINOMIAL

FOIL METHOD
(x+y)2 F(first term) - multiply the first
term.

= (x+y) (x+y) O(outer term) – multiply the outer

term.

= x2 + xy + xy + y2 I(inner term) – multiply the inner

term.

= x2 + 2xy + y2 L(last term) – multiply the last

term.
Ex. # 1:
(2a – 3)2
= (2a – 3) (2a – 3)

= 4a2 -6a -6a + 9

=4a2 – 12a + 9
Ex. # 2:
(x + 5)2
= (x + 5) (x + 5)

= x2 +10x +25
PRODUCT OF THE SUM AND DIFFERENCE
OF TWO TERMS
(a + b) (a – b) = a2 – b2
FOIL METHOD
F(first term) - multiply the first
a2 - ab + ab - b2 term.

a2 - b2 O(outer term) – multiply the outer

term.

I(inner term) – multiply the inner

term.

L(last term) – multiply the last

term.
 •THE CUBE OF A BINOMIAL

(x+y)3 = (x+y) (x+y) (x+y)

= x3 + 3x2 y + 3xy2 + y3
PASCAL’ S TRIANGLE
1 (x+y)0
1 1 (x+y)1
1 2 1 (x+y)2
1 3 3 1 (x+y)3
1 4 6 4 1 (x+y)4
Ex. # 1:
(a – 3)3
= 1(a)3 (-3)0 + 3(a)2 (-3)1 + 3(a)1 (-3)2 + 1(a)0 (-3)3

= a3 + 3a2 (-3)1 + 3a (-3)2 + (-3)3

= a3 - 9a2 + 3a (9)2 + (-27)

= a3 - 9a2 + 27a - 27
PRODUCT OF A BINOMIAL
AND A TRINOMIAL
(a + b) (a2 – ab + b2) = a3 + b3

a2 – ab + b2
a+b
a3 - a2 b + ab2
+ a2 b - ab2 + b3
a3 + b3

a3 + b3