The difference of two

squares
 The Difference of Two Squares
( a2 - b 2 )

a 2 a -b
2 2

b 2

New Area = a - b 2 2
Task 1: Area 2:
Area 1: a b
a
a-b Area2 a-b
a
a 2

Area1 b
Area2 = ( a + b )( a – b )
b b2
Area2 = Area1
a-b Therefore:
Area1 = a2 - b2
( a + b )( a – b ) = a - b 2 2

Remember: The 1st and 2nd term of the binomals must be

similar.
Task 2: Figure 2:
Figure 1: a-b Area2 =(b) (a-b)
Area1 = (a)(a-b) = ab - b2
b 2 b Area2 a-b
= a2 – ab a-b
a b

a-b
a 2
Figure 2 = ( a + b )( a – b)
Area1
Figure 2 = Area1 + Area2
a ( a + b )( a - b ) = (a2 - ab) + (ab - b2)
Figure 1 = a2 - b2 ( a + b )( a - b ) = a2 - ab + ab - b2

Therefore: ( a + b )( a - b ) = a2 - b2
The Product of the Sum and Difference of two numbers is equal to the
Difference of the Square of the Two Numbers.

( a + b )( a - b ) = a2 - b2
Example:

(x+6)(x-6) =   6 - 6x - 36 Combined like terms

x
=  
Example:

 (5x-2y)(5x+2y)  
= 10x + 10xy  - Combined like
y terms
 
=
Example:

 
()() =    
8   +8
- 64 Combined like terms

=  
When can you say it is difference of
two squares?
 Answer the following

 
1.(b+5)(b- = -25
5)
 
=

 
2. (3x+2y)(3x-2y) = 9 + 6xy – 6xy - 4

 
= 9-4
  
 
3.(2 + 4 = 4 + 4 - 4 - 16

 
= - 16

   
- 100 = - =(x + 10)(x - 10)
    
-1 = - = (5x + 1)(5x - 1)
 
-9 =  (2 - = (2x + 3y)(2x – 3y)

 
 
- =  (4 - = ( + )( - )
 
= ( + )[( - )]
.
 
( + )( - )
=
Assignment:

 
Study in advance the sum and difference


of two cubes. You may answer this.

1.(x + y
2. (2a-b