How Do You Use the Formula for the Product of a Sum and a Difference?

How Do You Use the Formula for the Product of a Sum and a Difference?

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Finding the product of two binomials with the same terms and opposite signs? You're finding the product of a sum and a difference! Use the formula for the product of a sum and a difference to quickly find the answer! This tutorial shows you how.

Keywords:

  • polynomial
  • binomial
  • multiplication
  • sum
  • difference
  • product
  • formula
  • difference of squares
  • reverse factoring
  • multiplication

Further Exploration

  • Factor, if possible, trinomials with real factors in the form ax2 + bx + c, including perfect square trinomials of degree two