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Simplify the following:

(pq-qr + pr)(pq + qr)−(pr + pq)(p + q−r)

We have , (pq-qr + pr)(pq + qr)−(pr + pq)(p + q−r)

(pq-qr + pr)(pq + qr) = (pq + qr)( pq-qr + pr) (using Commutative law)


= pq(pq-qr + pr) + qr( pq-qr + pr) (using distributive law )


= p2q2-pq2r + p2qr + pq2r-q2r2 + pqr2 = p2q2 + p2qr + pqr2-q2r2


(pr + pq)(p + q−r) = pr(p + q-r) + pq(p + q−r) (using distributive law )


= p2r + prq-pr2 + p2q + pq2-prq


= p2r-pr2 + p2q + pq2


(pq-qr + pr)(pq + qr)−(pr + pq)(p + q−r) = p2q2 + p2qr + pqr2-q2r2-( p2r-pr2 + p2q + pq2)


= p2q2 + p2qr + pqr2-q2r2-p2r + pr2-p2q-pq2


Hence, (pq-qr + pr)(pq + qr)−(pr + pq)(p + q−r) = p2q2 + p2qr + pqr2-q2r2-p2r + pr2-p2q-pq2


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