INVESTIGATION (TAKE HOME)

1. Using the Distributive Property, a( x + y) = ax + ay expand (i) 2( p + 3) (ii) p( p + q ) (iii) 9(7 x )

2. Using the same method as above, expand (i) (a + b )( x + y) (ii) (2 x + 3)(2 + y) ! ! ! (i)! ! !

(a + b )( x + y) ! = (a + b )(__) + (a + b )(__)
! ! ! !

= (__)(a + b ) + (__)(a + b ) = _____________________

3. Find (a + b )(a + b )

4. Write down, without further calculation (a + b )2 . How do you know this?

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5. Expand (i) ( x + 2)2 (ii) (2 x + 1)2 (iii) ( x 3)2 (iv) (5 x 9) 2

6. Can you see a patter in the expansions in Question 5? Consider each of your terms to ll in the diagrams below then draw another diagram for (2 x 3)2

(2 x + 3)2

(2 x 3)2

square

23

__

4 x2

12 x

7. Without expanding, write down the result for (3x + 7)2 . How did you work out each of the terms?

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8. Using a similar process, expand (i) (2 x + 1)2 (ii) (3x 4)2 (iii) (ax + b )2 (iv) (a b )2 (i) (2 x + 1)2 ! = (___)2 + 2(____)(____) + (____)2 ! ! !

= ___________________

7. Using a similar process, expand (i) ( x 2 + 2 x 1)2 (ii) ( x 2 + 3x + 2)2 (iii) (2 x 2 + 3x 5)2 (iv) (7 x 2 x 2)2 [Hint: ( x 2 + 2 x 1)2 = { x 2 + (2 x 1)}2 ]

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9. Using your results of (a b )2 , (a + b )2 and appropriate substitutions, evaluate (i) 99 2 (ii) 105 2 (iii) 432 (iv) 997 2

INVESTIGATION (VALIDATION TEST)

1. Using the method explored in the take home section, evaluate (i) 52 2 (ii) 9932 (iii) 2112 !

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2. Using the process explored in the take home section, expand (i) (9 x + 7)2 (ii) (3x 3)
2

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(iii) (3x 2 + 3x 3)2 (iv) ( x 2 2 x + 1)2

3. Using the Distributive Property, expand (i) ( x + 7)( x 7) (ii) (2 x + 3)(2 x 3) (iii) (3x 5)(3x + 5)

[1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark]

4. What do you notice about the results of Question 4? How is each term obtained?

[1 mark]

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5. Using your results, expand (i) (a + b )(a b ) (ii) (2 x + y)(2 x y) (iii) (2 a + b 5)(2 a + b + 5) (iv) (5 a + 3b 1)(5 a + 3b + 1) (v) (a + 3b c + d )(a + 3b + c d )

[1 mark] [1 mark] [2 marks] [2 marks] [3 marks]

6. Algebraic expressions in the form (a + b )(a b ) are known as the Difference of Two Squares, why do you think they have this name?
[3 marks]

7. Using the Difference of Two Squares and appropriate substitutions, evaluate (i) 99 101 (ii) 17 23 (iii) 56 44 (iv) 992 1008

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