Simplify each of the following expressions:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i) (3 + ) (2 +
)
= 3 * 2 + 2 + + 3
+
*
= 6 + 2 + 3
+
(ii) (3 + ) (3 -
) [Therefore, (a + b) (a – b) = a2 – b2]
= 32 – ()2
= 9 – 3
= 6
(iii) ( +
)2 [Therefore, (a + b)2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab]
= ()2 + (
)2 + 2 *
*
= 5 + 2 + 2 *
= 7 + 2
(iv) ( -
) (
+
) [Therefore, (a + b) (a – b) = a2 – b2]
= ()2 – (
)2
= 5 – 2
= 3