Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Schools Division Office
CABANATUAN CITY
District VI
DAAN SARILE INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Cabanatuan City

First Quarter
Grade Level: 8

Subject: Mathematics 8

MELCs: MELCs: uses inductive or deductive reasoning in an argument.

Week : 9
 Republic of the
Philippines
Department of Education
Region III
Schools Division Office
CABANATUAN CITY
District VI
DAAN SARILE INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Cabanatuan City

Math–Grade8

First Quarter
Name: Section:

Activity 1
Directions: Complete the crossword polynomial by finding the indicated products below.

Across Down
1. (a + 3)(a + 3) 1. (a + 9)(a – 9)
4. (b + 4a)2 2. (3 + a + b)2
5. 2a ( -8a + 3a) 3. (3b – 4a)(3b – 4a)
6. (b – 2)(b – 4) 5. (-4a + b)(4a + b)
9. -2a(b + 3a – 2) 7. (2 – a)(4 – a)
11. (5b2 + 7a2)(-5b2 + 7a2) 8. (4a3 – 5b2)(4a3 + 5b2)
12. (a – 6b)(a + 6b) 10. (2a + 6b)(2a – 6b)
 Remember: The square of a binomial which is expressed as (x + y)2 or (x + y)(x + y) and(x – y)2 or (x – y)(x –
Activity 2
y) respectively. In your previous grade you did this by applying the FOIL method, which is sometimes tedious
Direction: Find the indicated product of the following expressions.
to do. There is an easier way in finding the desired product and that is what we are going to consider here.
1. (x + 5)(x – 5) =

2. (a – b)(a + b) =

3. (x + y)(x – y) =

4. (x – 8)(x + 8) =

5. (2x + 5)(2x – 5) =

6. (x + 5)3 =

7. (a – b)(a – b)(a – b) =

8. (x + y)3 =

9. (x + 4)(x + 4)(x + 4) =

10. (x + 2y)3 =

11. (x + 5)(x + 5) =
 12. (a – b)2 =

13. (x + y)(x + y) =

14. (x – 8 ¿ ¿2 =

15. (2x + 5)(2x + 5) =

Activity 3
Directions: Get a square paper measuring 8” × 8”

1. Fold the square paper 1” to an edge and make a crease.

2. Fold the upper right corner by 1” and make a crease.
3. Unfold the paper.
4. Continue the activity by creating another model for squaring a binomial by changing the measures of the folds
to 2 in. and 3 in. Then answer the questions below.

1. How many different regions are formed? What geometric figures are formed? Give the dimensions of each
region?
2. What is the area of each region?
3. If the longer part is represented by x, what will be its area? by x and 1?
4. What is the sum of the areas? Write the sum of areas in the box below.
5. If 1 is replaced by y, what will be the area?
FIRST TERM SECOND TERM LAST TERM
¿
¿
 ¿
¿

The square of binomial, consists of:

a. the square of the first term;
b. twice the product of the first and last terms; and
c. the square of the last term.
Remember that the square of a binomial is called a perfect square trinomial.

Observe the following examples:

a.¿
¿ x 2 – 2(3 x )+9 c. ¿
¿ x 2 – 6 x+ 9 ¿ 9 x 2+ 2(12 xy )+16 y 2
¿ 9 x 2+ 24 xy +16 y 2
b. ¿
¿ x 2+ 2(5 x )+25
= x 2 + 10x + 25

Remember:
• Product rule • Raising a power to a power
( a m ) ( an ) =am +n ( a ) =a mn
m n

Activity 4
Direction: Square the following binomials using the pattern you have learned.

1. ¿

2. ¿

3. ¿

4. ¿

5. ¿

6. ¿

7. ¿

8. ¿

9. ¿
 10. ¿

Activity 5
Directions: Get a 10” × 10” square paper. Fold the sides 7”, 3” and 1” vertically and make creases. Using the same
measures, fold horizontally and make creases. The resulting figure should be the same as the figure below. Then answer the
questions below.

1. How many regions are formed? What are the dimensions of each region in the figure?

2. What are the areas of each region?

3. If the side of the biggest square is replaced by a, how will you represent its area?

4. If one of the dimensions of the biggest rectangle is replaced by b, how will you represent its area?

5. If the side of the smaller square is replaced by c, how will you represent its area?

6. What is the sum of the areas of all regions? Do you observe any pattern in the sum of their areas?

The square of a trinomial consists of:

a. the sum of the squares of the first, second and last terms;
b. twice the product of the first and the second terms;
c. twice the product of the first and the last terms; and
d. twice the product of the second and the last terms.

Observe the following examples and take note of your observation.

a. ¿

b. ¿
Activity 6
Direction: Square the following trinomials using the pattern you have learned.

1. ¿

2. ¿

3. (m + a – y) (m + a – y)

4. ¿

5. ¿

6. ¿

7. ¿

8. ¿

9. ¿

10. ¿

Activity 7
Direction: Prepare a square of any measure; label its side as x. Cut a small square of side y from any of its corner
(as shown below). Answer the questions that follow.
A B

G F

D
E y C
In terms of x and y, answer the following:
1. What is the area of the original big square (ABCD)?
2. What is the area of the small square (GFCE)?
3. How are you going to represent the area of the new figure?

Cut along the broken line as shown and rearrange the pieces to form a rectangle.
1. What are the dimensions of the rectangle formed?
2. How will you get the area of the rectangle?
3. Represent the area of the rectangle that was formed. Do you see any pattern in the product of the sum and
difference of two terms?

Study the relationship that exists between the product of the sum and difference of two terms and the factors.
Take note of the pattern formed.
a. ( x + y )( x – y )=x 2 – y 2
b. (a – b)(a+b)=a2 – b 2
c.(m+3)(m – 3)=m2 – 9
d. ( w – 5)(w+5)=w2 – 25
e. (2x – 5)(2x +5) = 4 x 2 – 25

The product of the sum and difference of two terms is the difference of the squares of the terms. In symbols,
( x + y )( x – y )=x 2 – y 2. Notice that the product is always a binomial.

Activity 8
Direction: Multiply the following binomials using the patterns you have learned.

1. ( w – 6)(w+ 6)

2. (a+ 4 c)(a – 4 c )

3. ( 4 y – 5 d)( 4 y +5 d )

4. (3 sd+ 4 f )( 4 f – 3 sd )

5. (12 x – 3)(12 x+ 3)

6. (3 s2 r 2+7 q)(3 s 2 r 2 – 7 q )

7. (l 3 o4 v 5 – 6 e3 )(l 3 o4 v 5 – 6 e3 )
 5 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2
8. ( 8 a – d )( 8 a – d )
6 3 6 3

9. (2 s n qm +3 d 3 k )(2 s n q m +3 d 3 k )

10. [(s+2) – 4 ][(s+2)+4 ]

Activity 9
Direction: A cubra cube is a set of cubes and prisms connected by nylon. The task is to form a bigger cube using all the
figures provided. After performing the activity, answer the questions that follow.

1. How many big cubes did you use? Small cubes?

2. How many different prisms do you have?
3. How many prisms are contained in the new cube?
4. What is the total volume of the new cube formed?
5. If the side of the big cube is marked as a and the smaller cube is marked as b, what is the volume of each
figure?
6. What will be the total volume of the new cube?
7. What are the dimensions of the new cube?

To find the cube of a binomial of the form ¿:

a. Find the cube of each term to get the first and the last terms. ¿

b. The second term is three times the product of the square of the first term and the second term. 3 ¿

c. The third term is three times the product of the first term and the square of the second term. 3( x )¿

Hence, ¿

To find the cube of a binomial of the form ¿:

a. Find the cube of each term to get the first and the last terms.¿, ¿
Activity 10
Directions: Give the different types of special products and write the steps/process of simplifying them. You may
add boxes if necessary

SPECIAL SPECIAL
PRODUCTS PRODUCTS

___________ ___________
___________ ___________
Video Watching:
You can visit the following websites to watch different discussions and activities on
special products.
1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFtjG45-Udk(Square of binomial)
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWu0tH5RC2M(Sum and difference of
binomials)
3.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcwXRHHnV8Y (Cube of a binomial)