Question
Simplify the expression
ab2−ac2+bc2−ba2+ca2−cb2
Evaluate
a(b2−c2)+b(c2−a2)+c(a2−b2)
Expand the expression
ab2−ac2+b(c2−a2)+c(a2−b2)
Expand the expression
ab2−ac2+bc2−ba2+c(a2−b2)
Solution
ab2−ac2+bc2−ba2+ca2−cb2
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Factor the expression
(−a+b)(a−c)(b−c)
Evaluate
a(b2−c2)+b(c2−a2)+c(a2−b2)
Simplify
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Evaluate
a(b2−c2)
Apply the distributive property
ab2+a(−c2)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
ab2−ac2
ab2−ac2+b(c2−a2)+c(a2−b2)
Simplify
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Evaluate
b(c2−a2)
Apply the distributive property
bc2+b(−a2)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
bc2−ba2
ab2−ac2+bc2−ba2+c(a2−b2)
Simplify
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Evaluate
c(a2−b2)
Apply the distributive property
ca2+c(−b2)
Use the commutative property to reorder the terms
ca2−cb2
ab2−ac2+bc2−ba2+ca2−cb2
Evaluate
−a2b+a2c−ac2+b2a−b2c+bc2
Calculate
−a2b+a2c+acb−ac2+b2a−bac−b2c+bc2
Rewrite the expression
−a×ab+a×ac+acb−ac2+bab−bac−bcb+bc2
Factor out −a from the expression
−a(ab−ac−cb+c2)+bab−bac−bcb+bc2
Factor out b from the expression
−a(ab−ac−cb+c2)+b(ab−ac−cb+c2)
Factor out ab−ac−cb+c2 from the expression
(−a+b)(ab−ac−cb+c2)
Solution
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Evaluate
ab−ac−cb+c2
Rewrite the expression
ab−ac−cb+c×c
Factor out a from the expression
a(b−c)−cb+c×c
Factor out −c from the expression
a(b−c)−c(b−c)
Factor out b−c from the expression
(a−c)(b−c)
(−a+b)(a−c)(b−c)
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