Algebra Identities

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$$(a+b)(a-b)$$ = $$\displaystyle (a^2-b^2)$$

$$(a^3-b^3)$$ = $$\displaystyle (a-b)(a^2+b^2+ab)$$

$$(a^3+b^3)$$ = $$\displaystyle (a+b)(a^2+b^2-ab)$$

$$(a+b+c)^2$$ = $$\displaystyle a^2+b^2+c^2+2(ab+bc+ca)$$

$$\displaystyle (a^3+b^3+c^3-3abc)$$ = $$\displaystyle (a+b+c) * (a^2+b^2+c^2 - ab - bc - ca)$$

If $$(a+b+c)=0$$ => $$\displaystyle a^3+b^3+c^3=3abc$$

$$(a+b)^2$$ = $$\displaystyle (a^2+b^2+2ab)$$

$$(a-b)^2$$ = $$\displaystyle (a^2+b^2-2ab)$$

$$(a+b)^3$$ = $$\displaystyle a^3+b^3+3ab(a+b)$$

$$(a-b)^3$$ = $$\displaystyle a^3-b^3-3ab(a-b)$$

Question 1

Three consecutive positive integers are raised to the first, second and third powers respectively and then added. The sum so obtained is perfect square whose square root equals the total of the three original integers. Which of the following best describes the minimum, say m, of these three integers?

Question 2

If x = -0.5, then which of the following has the smallest value?

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