WEEK 6:

Special
Products
2nd
 Most Essential
Learning Competencies
The learner …
• find the product of (a)square of a binomial
(b) sum and difference of binomials, (c) cube
of a binomial
d) square of a trinomial;

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Week 6: Special Products
 Square of Binomial
Example 1:
= (a + b) (a + b)
Use the FOIL METHOD
F – first terms
O – outer terms
I – inner terms
L – last terms

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 Square of Binomial
Example 1:
= (a + b) (a + b)
Use the FOIL METHOD
2 2
a b
(a + b)(a + b)

ab
𝟐 ab 𝟐
a +𝟐 a b +b
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 Square of Binomial
Example 2:
= (a - b) (a - b)
Use the FOIL METHOD
2 2
a b
(a - b)(a - b)

- ab
𝟐 - ab 𝟐
a −𝟐 a b+ b
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 Square of Binomial
Example 3:
= (2x + 3) (2x + 3)
Use the FOIL METHOD
2
4x 9
(2x + 3)(2x+3)

6x
𝟐 6x
4 x +𝟏𝟐 x +𝟗
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 Square of Trinomial
Example 1:
= (a + b + c) (a + b + c)

(a + b + c)(a + b + c)

2
a + ab + ac + ab + + bc + ac + bc +

𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
a +b  +   c +2 ab+2 b c+2 ac
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 Square of Trinomial
Example 2:
= (2x + y - 3z) (2x + y - 3z)

(2x + y – 3z)(2x + y – 3z)

2
4 x + 2xy - 6xz + 2xy + - 3yz - 6xz - 3yz +

𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
4 x +y  +   9 z +4 xy − 12 xz − 6 yz
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 Sum and Difference of Binomial
Example 1:
(a + b) (a – b)
Use the FOIL METHOD
2
a 2
-  b
(a + b)(a - b) 𝟐 𝟐
a −b
ab
𝟐 - ab 𝟐
a −b
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 Sum and Difference of Binomial
Example 2:
(x + 2y) (x – 2y)
Use the FOIL METHOD
2
x 2 -  4 y
(x + 2y)(x – 2y) 𝟐 𝟐
x −4 y
2xy
- 2xy 𝟐
x 𝟐
−𝟒 𝒚
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 Cube of Binomial
Example 1:
= (a + b) (a + b) (a + b)
Use the FOIL METHOD
2 2
a b
(a + b)(a + b)

ab
𝟐 ab 𝟐
a +𝟐 a b +b
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 Cube of Binomial
Example 1:
) (a + b)

()(a + b)

3
a +b + 2b +2 + +
𝟑 𝟐 𝟐 𝟑
a +3 a b   +  3 a b +b
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