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Simplify the following:

(a−2b + 5c)(a−b)− (a−b−c)(2a + 3c) + (6a + b)(2c−3a−5b)

We have (a−2b + 5c)(a−b)− (a−b−c)(2a + 3c) + (6a + b)(2c−3a−5b)

Here, (a−2b + 5c)(a−b) = (a-b)(a-2b + 5c)(using Commutative law)


= a(a-2b + 5c)-b(a-2b + 5c)(using distributive law )


= a2-2ab + 5ac-ab + 2b2-5bc = a2 + 2b2-3ab + 5ac-5bc


(a−b−c)(2a + 3c) = (2a + 3c)(a-b-c) (using Commutative law)


= 2a(a-b-c) + 3c(a-b-c) (using distributive law )


= 2a2-2ab-2ac + 3ac-3bc-3c2


= 2a2 + ac-2ab-3bc-3c2


and (6a + b)(2c−3a−5b) = 6a(2c−3a−5b) + b(2c−3a−5b) = 12ac-18a2-30ab + 2bc-3ab-5b2 = -18a2 + 5b2-33ab + 2bc + 12ac


Therefore, a−2b + 5c)(a−b)− (a−b−c)(2a + 3c) + (6a + b)(2c−3a−5b) = a2 + 2b2-3ab + 5ac-5bc-(2a2 + ac-2ab-3bc-3c2) + ( -18a2 + 5b2-33ab + 2bc + 12ac) =


a2 + 2b2-3ab + 5ac-5bc-2a2-2ac + 2ab + 3bc + 3c2-18a2 + 5b2-33ab + 2bc + 12ac =


= -19a2 + 7b2 + 3c2-34ab + 15ac


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