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(x-y) (x²-2xy + y²)​

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Answer:

x³ - 2x²y + 3xy² - y³

Explanation:

When multiplying with two brackets, you need to multiply the two terms, (x) and (-y) from the first bracket to all the terms in the second brackets, (x²), (-2xy) and (y²) individually. I have put each multiplied term in a bracket so it is easier.

(x-y)(x²-2xy+y²) =

(x × ) + {x × (-2xy)} + (x × ) + {(-y) × ) + {(-y) × (-2xy)} + {(-y) × )

Now we can evaluate the terms in the brackets.

(x × x²) + {x × (-2xy)} + (x × y²) + {(-y) × x²) + {(-y) × (-2xy)} + {(-y) × y²) =

(x³) + (-2x²y) + (xy²) + (2xy²) + (-y³)

We can open the brackets now. One plus and one minus makes a minus.

(x³) + (-2x²y) + (xy²) + (2xy²) + (-y³) = x³ - 2x²y + xy² + 2xy² - y³

Evaluate like terms.

x³ - 2x²y + xy² + 2xy² - y³ = x³ - 2x²y + 3xy² - y³

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