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Formulae (6)

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

Factors the difference of two perfect squares.

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

Expands the square of a binomial.

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

Factors the sum of two cubes.

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

Factors the difference of two cubes.

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

Factoring formula for a sum of two cubes.

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

Factoring formula for a difference of two cubes.

a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b). Turns a subtraction of squares into an easy product.