Scribd
Upload
10 views1 page

Essential Factoring Formulas Guide

all cred to organic chemistry teacher

Uploaded by

Haku San
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
10 views1 page

Essential Factoring Formulas Guide

all cred to organic chemistry teacher

Uploaded by

Haku San
Copyright
© All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Useful Formulas for Factoring:

Difference of Perfect 𝒂𝟐 − 𝒃𝟐 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎 − 𝑏)


Squares:

Sum of Perfect Cubes: 𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎2 − 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 2 )

Difference of Perfect Cubes: 𝒂𝟑 − 𝒃𝟑 = (𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑎2 + 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 2 )

Equation 4: 𝒂𝟓 − 𝒃𝟓 = (𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑎4 + 𝑎3 𝑏 + 𝑎2 𝑏 2 + 𝑎𝑏 3 + 𝑏 4 )

Equation 5: 𝒂𝟓 + 𝒃𝟓 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎4 − 𝑎3 𝑏 + 𝑎2 𝑏 2 − 𝑎𝑏 3 + 𝑏 4 )

If n is odd: 𝒂𝒏 + 𝒃𝒏 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑎𝑛−1 − 𝑎𝑛−2 𝑏 + 𝑎𝑛−3 𝑏2 −. . . . −𝑎𝑏𝑛−2 + 𝑏𝑛−1 )

Perfect Square Trinomial: 𝒂𝟐 + 𝟐𝒂𝒃 + 𝒃𝟐 = (𝑎 + 𝑏)2

Perfect Square Trinomial: 𝒂𝟐 − 𝟐𝒂𝒃 + 𝒃𝟐 = (𝑎 − 𝑏)2

Equation 9: 𝑎3 + 3𝑎2 𝑏 + 3𝑎𝑏 2 + 𝑏 3 = (𝒂 + 𝒃)𝟑

Equation 10: 𝑎3 − 3𝑎2 𝑏 + 3𝑎𝑏 2 − 𝑏 3 = (𝒂 − 𝒃)𝟑

Equation 11: 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 + 2𝑎𝑏 + 2𝑏𝑐 + 2𝑐𝑎 = (𝒂 + 𝒃 + 𝒄)𝟐

Sum of Perfect Squares: 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 = (𝑎 + 𝑏𝑖)(𝑎 − 𝑏𝑖) = (𝑏 + 𝑎𝑖)(𝑏 − 𝑎𝑖)


𝒊 = √−𝟏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝟐 = −𝟏

[Link]

You might also like