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Sub-Sūtra 12 of 13

Samuccayaguṇitaḥ

The sum of the products

Sum-of-products check for factorisations.

When to use

Verifying complex products.

How it works

Sum of all pair-products equals expected coefficient.

Memory formula

When sums multiply cleanly, use that combined sum as the check.

Worked examples

Problem 1
Verify (x+1)(x+2)(x+3) = x³ + 6x² + 11x + 6
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