Based on the conditions ab 2 = 0 and b π (ab) ∈ A d , we derive that (ab) n , (ba) n , and ab + ba are all generalized Drazin invertible in a Banach algebra A , where n ∈ N and a and b are elements of A . By using these results, some results on the symmetry representations for the generalized Drazin inverse of ab + ba are given. We also consider that additive properties for the generalized Drazin inverse of the sum a + b.