2. • The standard algebraic identities are:
• (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b. ...
• (a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab + b. ...
• a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b)
• (x + a)(x + b) = x2 + (a + b) x + ab.
• (a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2ab + 2bc +
2ca.
• (a + b)3 = a3 + b3 + 3ab (a + b)
• (a – b)3 = a3 – b3 – 3ab (a – b)