Square Formulas
 
 
- (a + b) 2 = a 2 + b 2 + 2ab
 - (a − b) 2 = a 2 + b 2 − 2ab
 - a 2 − b 2 = (a − b) (a + b)
 - (x + a) (x + b) = x 2 + (a + b) x + ab
 - (a + b + c) 2 = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca
 - 
  (a + (−b) + (−c))
  
   2
  
  = a
  
   2
  
  + (−b)
  
   2
  
   + (−c)
  
   2
  
  + 2a (−b) + 2 (−b) (−c) + 2a (−c) 
  
(a – b – c) 2 = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − 2ab + 2bc − 2ca
 
Cube Formulas
 
 
- (a + b) 3 = a 3 + b 3 + 3ab(a + b)
 - (a − b) 3 = a 3 - b 3 - 3ab(a - b)
 - a 3 − b 3 = (a − b) (a 2 + b 2 + ab)
 - a 3 + b 3 = (a + b) (a 2 + b 2 − ab)
 - (a + b + c) 3 = a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + 3(a + b)(b + c)(c + a)
 - a 3 + b 3 + c 3 − 3abc = (a + b + c) (a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − ab − bc − ac)
 - 
  If (a + b + c) = 0,
  
a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3abc 
 
 
Some not so Common Formulas
 
 
Power n Formula
- a n − b n = (a − b) (a n−1 + a n−2 b 1 + a n−3 b 2 + .... + a 1 b n−2 + b n−1 )
 
Exponent Law
 
- 
   
√a = a 1/2
 - 
   
∛a = a 1/3
 - 
   
n √a = a 1/n
 - a p. a q = a p + q
 - a p / a q = a p - q
 - a p. b p = (ab) p
 - (a p ) q. = a pq
 - a 0 . = 1
 - a –n. = 1/a n
 
For Irrational Numbers
 
Quadratic Formula