Basic Math Examples

$(b - c) (b - a) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Expand $(b - c) (b - a)$ using the FOIL Method.

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Step 1.1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$b (b - a) - c (b - a) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.1.2

Apply the distributive property.

$b \cdot b + b (- a) - c (b - a) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.1.3

Apply the distributive property.

$b \cdot b + b (- a) - c b - c (- a) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.2

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.2.1

Multiply $b$ by $b$ .

$b^{2} + b (- a) - c b - c (- a) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.2.2

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b - c (- a) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.2.3

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b - 1 \cdot - 1 c a + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.2.4

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + 1 c a + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.2.5

Multiply $c$ by $1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.3

Expand $(c - a) (c - b)$ using the FOIL Method.

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Step 1.3.1

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c (c - b) - a (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.3.2

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c \cdot c + c (- b) - a (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.3.3

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c \cdot c + c (- b) - a c - a (- b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.4

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.4.1

Multiply $c$ by $c$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} + c (- b) - a c - a (- b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.4.2

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c - a (- b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.4.3

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c - 1 \cdot - 1 a b + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.4.4

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + 1 a b + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.4.5

Multiply $a$ by $1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + (a - b) (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.5

Expand $(a - b) (a - c)$ using the FOIL Method.

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Step 1.5.1

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a (a - c) - b (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.5.2

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a \cdot a + a (- c) - b (a - c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.5.3

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a \cdot a + a (- c) - b a - b (- c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.6

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.6.1

Multiply $a$ by $a$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} + a (- c) - b a - b (- c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.6.2

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a - b (- c) + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.6.3

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a - 1 \cdot - 1 b c + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.6.4

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + 1 b c + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.6.5

Multiply $b$ by $1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + (c - a) (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.7

Expand $(c - a) (c - b)$ using the FOIL Method.

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Step 1.7.1

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c (c - b) - a (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.7.2

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c \cdot c + c (- b) - a (c - b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.7.3

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c \cdot c + c (- b) - a c - a (- b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.8

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.8.1

Multiply $c$ by $c$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} + c (- b) - a c - a (- b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.8.2

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c - a (- b) + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.8.3

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c - 1 \cdot - 1 a b + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.8.4

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + 1 a b + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.8.5

Multiply $a$ by $1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + (a - b) (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.9

Expand $(a - b) (a - c)$ using the FOIL Method.

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Step 1.9.1

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a (a - c) - b (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.9.2

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a \cdot a + a (- c) - b (a - c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.9.3

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a \cdot a + a (- c) - b a - b (- c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.10

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.10.1

Multiply $a$ by $a$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} + a (- c) - b a - b (- c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.10.2

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a - b (- c) + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.10.3

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a - 1 \cdot - 1 b c + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.10.4

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + 1 b c + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.10.5

Multiply $b$ by $1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + (b - c) (b - a)$

Step 1.11

Expand $(b - c) (b - a)$ using the FOIL Method.

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Step 1.11.1

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b (b - a) - c (b - a)$

Step 1.11.2

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b \cdot b + b (- a) - c (b - a)$

Step 1.11.3

Apply the distributive property.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b \cdot b + b (- a) - c b - c (- a)$

Step 1.12

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.12.1

Multiply $b$ by $b$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} + b (- a) - c b - c (- a)$

Step 1.12.2

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b - c (- a)$

Step 1.12.3

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b - 1 \cdot - 1 c a$

Step 1.12.4

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + 1 c a$

Step 1.12.5

Multiply $c$ by $1$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2

Simplify by adding terms.

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Step 2.1

Combine the opposite terms in $b^{2} - b a - c b + c a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$ .

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Step 2.1.1

Reorder the factors in the terms $c a$ and $- a c$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + a c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.2

Subtract $a c$ from $a c$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c^{2} - c b + 0 + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.3

Add $b^{2} - b a - c b + c^{2} - c b$ and $0$ .

$b^{2} - b a - c b + c^{2} - c b + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.4

Reorder the factors in the terms $- b a$ and $a b$ .

$b^{2} - a b - c b + c^{2} - c b + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.5

Add $- a b$ and $a b$ .

$b^{2} - c b + c^{2} - c b + 0 + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.6

Add $b^{2} - c b + c^{2} - c b$ and $0$ .

$b^{2} - c b + c^{2} - c b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.7

Reorder the factors in the terms $- c b$ and $b c$ .

$b^{2} - b c + c^{2} - c b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.8

Add $- b c$ and $b c$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} - c b + a^{2} - a c - b a + 0 + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.9

Add $b^{2} + c^{2} - c b + a^{2} - a c - b a$ and $0$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} - c b + a^{2} - a c - b a + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.10

Reorder the factors in the terms $- b a$ and $a b$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} - c b + a^{2} - a c - a b + c^{2} - c b - a c + a b + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.11

Add $- a b$ and $a b$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} - c b + a^{2} - a c + c^{2} - c b - a c + 0 + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.12

Add $b^{2} + c^{2} - c b + a^{2} - a c + c^{2} - c b - a c$ and $0$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} - c b + a^{2} - a c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.13

Reorder the factors in the terms $- c b$ and $b c$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} - b c + a^{2} - a c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a + b c + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.14

Add $- b c$ and $b c$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} + a^{2} - a c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a + 0 + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.15

Add $b^{2} + c^{2} + a^{2} - a c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a$ and $0$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} + a^{2} - a c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a + b^{2} - b a - c b + c a$

Step 2.1.16

Reorder the factors in the terms $- a c$ and $c a$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} + a^{2} - a c + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a + b^{2} - b a - c b + a c$

Step 2.1.17

Add $- a c$ and $a c$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} + a^{2} + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a + b^{2} - b a - c b + 0$

Step 2.1.18

Add $b^{2} + c^{2} + a^{2} + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a + b^{2} - b a - c b$ and $0$ .

$b^{2} + c^{2} + a^{2} + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a + b^{2} - b a - c b$

Step 2.2

Add $b^{2}$ and $b^{2}$ .

$2 b^{2} + c^{2} + a^{2} + c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a - b a - c b$

Step 2.3

Add $c^{2}$ and $c^{2}$ .

$2 b^{2} + a^{2} + 2 c^{2} - c b - a c + a^{2} - a c - b a - b a - c b$

Step 2.4

Add $a^{2}$ and $a^{2}$ .

$2 b^{2} + 2 a^{2} + 2 c^{2} - c b - a c - a c - b a - b a - c b$

Step 2.5

Subtract $c b$ from $- c b$ .

$2 b^{2} + 2 a^{2} + 2 c^{2} - 2 c b - a c - a c - b a - b a$

Step 2.6

Subtract $a c$ from $- a c$ .

$2 b^{2} + 2 a^{2} + 2 c^{2} - 2 c b - 2 a c - b a - b a$

Step 2.7

Subtract $b a$ from $- b a$ .

$2 b^{2} + 2 a^{2} + 2 c^{2} - 2 c b - 2 a c - 2 b a$

Step 2.8

Reorder.

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Step 2.8.1

Move $c$ .

$2 b^{2} + 2 a^{2} + 2 c^{2} - 2 b c - 2 a c - 2 b a$

Step 2.8.2

Move $b$ .

$2 b^{2} + 2 a^{2} + 2 c^{2} - 2 b c - 2 a c - 2 a b$

Step 2.8.3

Move $2 c^{2}$ .

$2 b^{2} + 2 a^{2} - 2 b c - 2 a c - 2 a b + 2 c^{2}$

Step 2.8.4

Move $- 2 b c$ .

$2 b^{2} + 2 a^{2} - 2 a c - 2 a b - 2 b c + 2 c^{2}$

Step 2.8.5

Move $2 b^{2}$ .

$2 a^{2} - 2 a c - 2 a b + 2 b^{2} - 2 b c + 2 c^{2}$

Step 2.8.6

Move $- 2 a c$ .

$2 a^{2} - 2 a b - 2 a c + 2 b^{2} - 2 b c + 2 c^{2}$