Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Algebraic Expressions - 1.3 Exercises - Page 34: 62

Answer

$(x+y+z)(x-y-z)=x^{2}-y^{2}-2yz-z^{2}$

Work Step by Step

$(x+y+z)(x-y-z)$ Multiply each term of the first factor with every term of the second factor: $x(x-y-z)+y(x-y-z)+z(x-y-z)=...$ $...=x^{2}-xy-xz+xy-y^{2}-yz+xz-yz-z^{2}=...$ Combine like terms and simplify: $...=x^{2}+(-xy+xy)+(-xz+xz)-y^{2}+(-yz-yz)-z^{2}=$ $...=x^{2}-y^{2}-2yz-z^{2}$
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