Factoring
Perfect Squares:
(a2 – b2) = (a + b)(a - b)
(a2 + b2) Not Factorable
Perfect Cubes: Note the patterns
(a3 – b3) = (a – b) * (a2 + ab + b2)
(a3 + b3) = (a + b) * (a2 - ab + b2)
Factoring
Perfect Squares:
(a2 – b2) = (a + b)(a - b)
(a2 + b2) Not Factorable
Perfect Cubes: Note the patterns
(a3 – b3) = (a – b) * (a2 + ab + b2)
(a3 + b3) = (a + b) * (a2 - ab + b2)