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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Does anyone understand this: it's in the link

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[a ^{2}-b ^{2}=\left( a+b \right)\left( a-b \right)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its B ...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait so (x+1) * (x+1) first?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like, which is a and which is b?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a=x+1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait so (x+1)^2= x^2+2x+1 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

don't we do that first?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like I don't understand your first equation: a2−b2=(a+b)(a−b)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

very simple here a=x+1,b=y \[\left( x+1 \right)^{2}-y ^{2}=\left( x+1+y \right)\left( x+1-y \right)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait, why + y?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait ohhh, ohh, ok I see now, thank-you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait wait wait

OpenStudy (anonymous):

actually yeah, why is there a +y?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, nevermind

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[(a+b)(a-b)=a \left( a-b \right)+b \left( a-b \right)=a ^{2}-ab+ab-b ^{2}=a ^{2}-b ^{2}\]

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