Grade 10 Principles of Mathematics

Ontario High School

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8. Factoring Polynomials
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Nasri Y
why do we need math?
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Jessica Y
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Honestly, you don't NEED math to survive in this world that we've already built, but math will make your adult life a lot easier because it will give you a lot more options.

For example, you'll be able to pick from more jobs, have more options when it comes to saving and investing money (to make more money), building your dream house, figuring out the perfect meal plan for a healthy body, etc. 😊
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Antneh K
Y=1/2x
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Jessica Y
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Let me know if you have any specific math questions that I can help with :)
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Halimat B
If a^2+b^2=18 and ab=5, evaluate (a-b)^2
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Jessica Y
Instructor
Great question!

Let's start by expanding (ab)2\left(a-b\right)^2:
(ab)2=(ab)(ab)=(a)(a)+(a)(b)+(b)(a)+(b)(b)=a2abab+b2=a2+b22ab\begin{array}{ll} &(a-b)^2\\ =&\left(a-b\right)(a-b)\\ =&(a)(a)+(a)(-b)+(-b)(a)+(-b)(-b)\\ =&a^2-ab-ab+b^2\\ =&a^2+b^2-2ab \end{array}

The question gave us some information: a2+b2=18\colorThree{a^2+b^2=18} and ab=5\colorFour{ab=5}.

Now, try to substitute these values into our expanded expression: a2+b22ab\colorThree{a^2+b^2}-2\colorFour{ab}.

Give this a try and let me know if you have any questions. Hope this helps 😄

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