M2L4 Special Products
M2L4 Special Products
M2L4 Special Products
MODULE 2 – LESSON 4
Special Products
Objectives:
In this lesson, you are expected to:
Find (a) inductively, using models and (b) algebraically the
1. product of two binomials
2. product of a sum and difference of two terms
3. square of a binomial
4. cube of a binomial
5. product of a binomial and a trinomial
General formula for the product of two binomials (a + b)(c + d). This form is sometimes called the FOIL
method where the letters of FOIL stand for first, outside, inside and last.
C. Square of a binomial
The square of a binomial is always a trinomial. It will be helpful to memorize these patterns for
writing squares of binomials as trinomials:
(a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
(a – b)2 = a2 -2ab + b2
b) (2y – 3)2
(2y – 3)2 = (2y)2 – 2 (2y · 3) + 32
= (2y)2 – 2 (6y) + 32
= 4y2 – 12y + 9
c) (3p – 2q2)2
(3p – 2q2)2 = (3p)2 – 2(3p · 2q2) + (2q2)2
= 9p2 – 2(6pq2) + 4q4
= 9p2 – 129q2 + 4q4
D. Cube of a binomial
The cube of the binomial (x + 1) can be expressed as (x + 1) 3. This is equivalent to (x + 1)(x + 1)(x
+ 1).
By using special products for the square of a binomial, we can show that (x + 1)2 = x2
+ 2x + 1.
(x + 1)3 = x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1
Questions to Ponder:
Answers:
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END OF MODULE 2.