Question
Simplify the expression
−3a2b2c2−b2c4a2+2b3c3a−b4c2+2bc3a3+2b3ca−a4c2+2a3cb−2a2b2+2abc−c2
Evaluate
(abc)2−(bc−a)2(ca−b)2−(ab−c)2
Rewrite the expression
a2b2c2−(bc−a)2(ca−b)2−(ab−c)2
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−(bc−a)2(ca−b)2
Simplify
−(b2c2−2bca+a2)(ca−b)2
Simplify
−(b2c2−2bca+a2)(c2a2−2cab+b2)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
(−b2c2+2bca−a2)(c2a2−2cab+b2)
Apply the distributive property
−b2c2×c2a2−(−b2c2×2cab)−b2c2b2+2bcac2a2−2bca×2cab+2bcab2−a2c2a2−(−a2×2cab)−a2b2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
c2×c2
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
c2+2
Add the numbers
c4
−b2c4a2−(−b2c2×2cab)−b2c2b2+2bcac2a2−2bca×2cab+2bcab2−a2c2a2−(−a2×2cab)−a2b2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
−b2c2×2cab
Multiply the numbers
−2b2c2×cab
Multiply the terms
−2b2c3ab
Multiply the terms
−2b3c3a
−b2c4a2−(−2b3c3a)−b2c2b2+2bcac2a2−2bca×2cab+2bcab2−a2c2a2−(−a2×2cab)−a2b2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
b2×b2
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
b2+2
Add the numbers
b4
−b2c4a2−(−2b3c3a)−b4c2+2bcac2a2−2bca×2cab+2bcab2−a2c2a2−(−a2×2cab)−a2b2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
2bcac2a2
Multiply the terms
2bc3a×a2
Multiply the terms
2bc3a3
−b2c4a2−(−2b3c3a)−b4c2+2bc3a3−2bca×2cab+2bcab2−a2c2a2−(−a2×2cab)−a2b2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
2bca×2cab
Multiply the numbers
4bcacab
Multiply the terms
4bc2a×ab
Multiply the terms
4bc2a2b
Multiply the terms
4b2c2a2
−b2c4a2−(−2b3c3a)−b4c2+2bc3a3−4b2c2a2+2bcab2−a2c2a2−(−a2×2cab)−a2b2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
b×b2
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
b1+2
Add the numbers
b3
−b2c4a2−(−2b3c3a)−b4c2+2bc3a3−4b2c2a2+2b3ca−a2c2a2−(−a2×2cab)−a2b2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
a2×a2
Use the product rule an×am=an+m to simplify the expression
a2+2
Add the numbers
a4
−b2c4a2−(−2b3c3a)−b4c2+2bc3a3−4b2c2a2+2b3ca−a4c2−(−a2×2cab)−a2b2
Multiply the terms
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Evaluate
−a2×2cab
Multiply the numbers
−2a2cab
Multiply the terms
−2a3cb
−b2c4a2−(−2b3c3a)−b4c2+2bc3a3−4b2c2a2+2b3ca−a4c2−(−2a3cb)−a2b2
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−b2c4a2+2b3c3a−b4c2+2bc3a3−4b2c2a2+2b3ca−a4c2+2a3cb−a2b2
a2b2c2−b2c4a2+2b3c3a−b4c2+2bc3a3−4b2c2a2+2b3ca−a4c2+2a3cb−a2b2−(ab−c)2
Expand the expression
a2b2c2−b2c4a2+2b3c3a−b4c2+2bc3a3−4b2c2a2+2b3ca−a4c2+2a3cb−a2b2−(a2b2−2abc+c2)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
a2b2c2−b2c4a2+2b3c3a−b4c2+2bc3a3−4b2c2a2+2b3ca−a4c2+2a3cb−a2b2−a2b2+2abc−c2
Subtract the terms
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Evaluate
a2b2c2−4b2c2a2
Rewrite the expression
a2b2c2−4a2b2c2
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(1−4)a2b2c2
Subtract the numbers
−3a2b2c2
−3a2b2c2−b2c4a2+2b3c3a−b4c2+2bc3a3+2b3ca−a4c2+2a3cb−a2b2−a2b2+2abc−c2
Solution
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Evaluate
−a2b2−a2b2
Collect like terms by calculating the sum or difference of their coefficients
(−1−1)a2b2
Subtract the numbers
−2a2b2
−3a2b2c2−b2c4a2+2b3c3a−b4c2+2bc3a3+2b3ca−a4c2+2a3cb−2a2b2+2abc−c2
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