Question 237617
a^2-[(a-b)^2+ (a-b)(a+b)] 
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= a^2 - [ (a^2-2ab+b^2) + (a^2-b^2)]
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= a^2 - [2a^2 -2ab]
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= 2ab - a^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.