Chapter 08 – Factorisation | Class 9 Flash Formula
Square of a Sum
(a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b²
(a + b)² = (a − b)² + 4ab
Square of a Difference
(a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b²
(a − b)² = (a + b)² − 4ab
Sum of Squares of Sum and Difference
(a + b)² + (a − b)² = 2(a² + b²)
Difference of Squares of Sum and Difference
(a + b)² − (a − b)² = 4ab
Sum of Squares of Reciprocal Expressions
(a + 1\over \text{a²})² + (a − 1\over \text{a²})² = 2(a² + 1\over \text{a²})
Difference of Squares of Reciprocal Expressions
(a + 1\over \text{a²})² − (a − 1\over \text{a²})² = 4
Difference of Two Squares
a2 − b2 = (a + b)(a − b)
Square of Three-Term Expression
(a + b + c)² = a² + b² + c² + 2(ab + bc + ca)
Cube of a Sum
(i) (a + b)³ = a³ + b³ + 3ab(a + b)
(ii) (a + b)³ = a³ + 3a²b + 3ab² + b³
Cube of a Difference
(i) (a − b)³ = a³ − b³ − 3ab(a − b)
(ii) (a − b)³ = a³ − 3a²b + 3ab² − b³
Difference of Two Cubes
(i) a³ − b³ = (a − b)(a² + ab + b²)
(ii) a³ − b³ = (a − b)³ + 3ab(a − b)
Sum of Two Cubes
(i) a³ + b³ = (a + b)(a² − ab + b²)
(ii) a³ + b³ = (a + b)³ − 3ab(a + b)
Sum of Three Cubes Identity
a³ + b³ + c³ - 3abc = (a + b + c)(a² + b² + c² − ab − bc − ca)
Also, If a + b + c = 0, a³ + b³ + c³ = 3abc
Product of Two Binomials
(i) (x + a)(x + b) = x² + (a + b)x + ab
(ii) (x + a)(x − b) = x² + (a − b)x − ab
(iii) (x − a)(x + b) = x² − (a − b)x − ab
(iv) (x − a)(x − b) = x² − (a + b)x + ab