Answer
$(a+1)^2-b^2$
Work Step by Step
$a^2+2a+1-b^2$
$a^2+a+a+1-b^2$
$a(a+1)+1(a+1)-b^2$
$(a+1)(a+1)-b^2$
$(a+1)^2-b^2$
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