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Question 624444: 1. How do you find the product of the sum and the difference of the same two terms?
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1. How do you find the product of the sum and the difference of the same two terms?
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%28a-b%29%2A%28a%2Bb%29+=+a%28a%2Bb%29+-+b%2A%28a%2Bb%29
Multiply same as any 2 binomials
= a%5E2+%2B+ab+-+ab+-+b%5E2
= %28a-b%29%2A%28a%2Bb%29+=+a%5E2+-+b%5E2