Expand the following using both Identity 1B and by applying the distributive property (i) (b - 6)² (ii)(-2a + 3)² Class 8

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Expand the following using both Identity 1B and by applying the distributive property (i) (b - 6)² (ii)(-2a + 3)² Class 8

Question 1.

Expand the following using both Identity 1B and by applying the distributive property Class 8

(i) (b - 6)²

(ii) (-2a + 3)²

(iii) (7y - [latex]\frac{3}{4 z}[/latex])²

Solution:

(i) (b - 6)² = b² - 2 × b × 6 × b²

= b² - 12b + 36

or (b - 6)² = (b - 6) (b - 6)

= b (b - 6) - 6 (b - 6)

= b² - 6b - 6b + 36

= b² - 12b + 36

(ii) (—2a + 3)² = (3 - 2a)²

= 3² - 2 × 3 × 2a + (2a)²

= 9 - 12a + 4a²

or (-2a + 3)² = (-2a + 3) (-2a + 3)

= —2a (—2a + 3) + 3 (—2a + 3)

= 4a2 — 6a — 6a + 9

= 4a2 - 12a + 9

(iii) (7y - [latex]\frac{3}{4 z}[/latex])² = (7y)² - 2 × 7y × [latex]\frac{3}{4 z}[/latex] + [latex]\left(\frac{3}{4 z}\right)^2[/latex]

= 49y² - [latex]\frac{21 y}{2 z}+\frac{9}{16 z^2}[/latex]

or [latex]\left(7 y-\frac{3}{4 z}\right)\left(7 y-\frac{3}{4 z}\right)[/latex]

= 7y(7y - [latex]\frac{3}{4 z}[/latex]) - [latex]\frac{3}{4 z}[/latex](7y - [latex]\frac{3}{4 z}[/latex])

= 49y² - [latex]\frac{21 y}{4 z}-\frac{21 y}{4 z}+\frac{9}{16 z^2}[/latex]

= 49y² - [latex]\frac{21 y}{2 z}+\frac{9}{16 z^2}[/latex]


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