Math Labs with Activity – Verify the Identity (a+b)² = (a² + 2ab+b²)

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Math Labs with Activity – Verify the Identity (a+b)² = (a² + 2ab+b²)

OBJECTIVE

To verify the identity (a+b)² = (a² + 2ab+b²)

Materials Required

  1. A piece of cardboard
  2. A sheet of glazed paper
  3. A sheet of white paper
  4. A pair of scissors
  5. A geometry box

Procedure
We take distinct values of a and b.
Step 1: On the glazed paper construct a square of side ‘a’ units. Construct two rectangles, each having length ‘a’ units and breadth ‘b’ units. Construct a square of side ‘b’ units.
Step 2: Paste the sheet of white paper on the cardboard. Draw a square ABCD having each side (a+b) units.
Step 3: Cut the two squares and the two rectangles from the glazed paper and paste them on the white paper. Arrange these inside the square ABCD as shown in Figure 10.1.
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Step 4: Record your observations.

Observations and Calculations

  1. Area of the square ABCD drawn on the white paper =(a+b)² square units.
  2. Area of the square having each side a units (drawn on the glazed paper) =a² square units.
    Area of the square having each side b units (drawn on the glazed paper) =b² square units.
    Area of each rectangle (drawn on the glazed paper) = (ab) square units.
    ∴ total area of the four quadrilaterals (drawn on the glazed paper)
    =(a² +b² + ab + ab) square units = (a² + 2ab+b²) square units.
    Now, the area of the square ABCD = sum of the areas of the four quadrilaterals.
    ∴ wehave, (a+b)² = (a² + 2ab+b²).

Result
The identify (a+b)² = (a² + 2ab+b²) is verified.

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