(1)图①的面积是(a+b)(a-b);图②的面积是a2-b2;故答案为:(a+b)(a-b),a2-b2;(2)根据(1)可得:(a+b)(a-b)=a2-b2;故答案为:a2-b2;(3)3.962-2.962=(3.96+2.96)×(3.96-2.96)=6.92;故答案为:6.92.