Mathematics A-Level
Difference of Two Squares
What Difference of Two Squares means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Difference of Two Squares
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The algebraic identity a² - b² = (a + b)(a - b).
Topics that use Difference of Two Squares
- Algebra and functions (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Algebraic division by linear expressions
- Amplitude
- Asymptote
- Comparing coefficients
- Completing the square
- Composite function
- Conjugate
- Discriminant
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