Q3 of 59 Page 258

Simplify the following:

(m + n)(m2−mn + n2)

We have the binomial m + n and trinomial m2−mn + n2

Here we will use the distributive law as follows:


(m + n)(m2−mn + n2) = m(m2−mn + n2) + n(m2−mn + n2) = (m.m2-m.mn + m.n2) + (n.m2-mn.n + n.n2) = m3-m2n + mn2 + m2n-mn2 + n3 = m3 + n3


Hence , (m + n)(m2−mn + n2) = m3 + n3


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