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3 * (a - 2b) ^ 2 - 5(a - 2b)
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Question
Simplify the expression
3a2−12ab+12b2−5a+10b
Evaluate
3(a−2b)2−5(a−2b)
Expand the expression
More Steps
Calculate
3(a−2b)2
Simplify
3(a2−4ab+4b2)
Apply the distributive property
3a2−3×4ab+3×4b2
Multiply the numbers
3a2−12ab+3×4b2
Multiply the numbers
3a2−12ab+12b2
3a2−12ab+12b2−5(a−2b)
Solution
More Steps
Calculate
−5(a−2b)
Apply the distributive property
−5a−(−5×2b)
Multiply the numbers
−5a−(−10b)
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