Difference of two squares






Good day my students, today ill show concept concerning difference  of two squares. If your're in SS class (senior student) and always get it hard to solve mathematics like this, im here to help you out, but you have to pay attention very well.



We say that, a quadratic manipulation of the x² - u²  is knowing as difference of two squares. This is just a different form of  quadratic manipulation that can be factorized by inspection.


We say  u² - 25,which indicate that the middle term is the same thing as u² + x0 - 25. If a + b = 0, and ab = 25 . the only possible factors of 25 are -5 and + 5


therefore, u² - 25 = (u - 5)(u+5). Do not forget, this mathematics involved the method  of square roots of numbers.  5² = 5 x 5.


c² - 3² = (c - 3)(c+3)


1² means 1 x  1 = 1 , p² means p x p = p also (y + z)² means y² + z² = ( y +z)(y - z). They are in two places, separate them with () sing - before +. 




Now lets look at some typical examples of difference of two squares.


Factorized the following equations

a.     y² - 64

b.    ( a + b)² - 9

c.    3v² - 75

d.   36m² - 225



Solution


a.     y² - 64 

        =  y² - 8²

       =  (  y - 8)( y + 8)  root of 64 is 8




         

b.      ( a + b)² -9

          = a² + b² -9²

          = ( a + b -9)( a+ b+9)




c.         3v² - 75

            Divide  it  by 3

               75/3 = 25

            =   3( v²  - 25) square root 25

             = 3(v²- 5²)

             = 3(v-5)(v+5)





d.   36m² - 225

    =  (6m)² - 15²

    ( 6m - 15)(6m + 15)


Make sure you study the above examples very well, and also note how each question are arranged




  Lets solve these also


                     4

 a.       v² - --------
                      9

        

b.            1

        ------------ - t²

              16  



 c.  27b² - 3c²


 


Solution



                      4

 a.       v² -  --------
                      9


                            2²

        = v² -     -------------

                            3²


                        2                      2

       = (  v² -  ------- )(  v² + --------- ) root of 4 is 2 ,while root of 9 is 3

                         3                    3 



b.            1

        ------------ - t²

              16  

       

               1²

=       ----------  - t²

               4²

  

                     1                       1

     =   (   ---------- - t²  )(  ---------- + t² ) root of 1 is 1 and root of 16 is 4.

                     4                       4




c.  27b² - 3c²

                           = 9p²   -   3c²

                    =     3( 3p²  -   3c² )

                    = 3 ( 3p  - c )(3p + c)

 


Now solve the following 

 

a.  x ² - 1

b   49g² - 7h²

c. 6x² - 54

d. (x + y)² - 100


I believe the questions are very simple, if  you have questions, put them in the comments box.

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