Basic Algebraic Identities

(a + b)^1 = a + b
(a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2
(a - b)^2 = a^2 - 2ab + b^2
(a + b)^3 = a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3
(a b)^3 = a^3 b^3 3ab(a b);
(a + b)^4 = a^4 + 4a^3b + 6a^2b^2 + 4ab^3 + b^4

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

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

(a + b + c)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 2(ab + bc + ca)

(a^m)^n = a^mn = (a^n)^m

If x+y+z =0, then x^3+y^3+z^3 =3xyz

a^n b^n = (ab)[a^(n1) + a^(n2)b + a^(n3)b^2 +...... +b^(n1)]

(a+b+c)^3 = a^3 + b^3 + c^3+ 3*(a+b+c)*(ab+bc+ac) - 3abc

a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = (a + b + c) (a^2 + b^2 + c^2 ab bc ca) + 3abc
If x + 1/x = a
x^2 + 1/x^2 = a^2-2
x^3 + 1/x^3 = a^3-3a.