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Simplify: a2(a−b + c) + b2(a + b−c)−c2(a−b−c)

Here we have the polynomials as a2(a−b + c), b2(a + b−c) and c2(a−b−c)

Now using the distributive law, a2(a−b + c) = a2(a)-a2(b) + a2(c) = a3-a2b + a2c


b2(a + b−c) = b2(a) + b2(b)-b2(c) = ab2 + b3-b2c and c2(a−b−c) = c2a-c2b-c3


Now we will simplify it, a2(a−b + c) + b2(a + b−c)−c2(a−b−c) = (a3-a2b + a2c) + (ab2 + b3-b2c)-(c2a-c2b-c3) = a3-a2b + a2c + ab2 + b3-b2c-c2a + c2b + c3 = a3 + b3 + c3-a2b + a2c + ab2-b2c-c2a + c2b


Hence , a2(a−b + c) + b2(a + b−c)−c2(a−b−c) = a2b + a2c + ab2-b2c-c2a + c2b


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