Using Special Products (1.7.4)

Question 1

(a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2

Answer 1

(a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2

Question 2

(a + b)^3 = a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3

Answer 2

(a + b)^3 = a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3

Question 3

Like terms

Answer 3

• Like terms are those terms with the same variables to the same degree, or constants.

Question 4

Distributive property:

Answer 4

• Distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac.