Simplify: $\left(x + y\right)^{3}− \left(x − y\right)^{3} − 6y\left(x^{2} − y^{2}\right)$
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
$\left(x + y\right)^{3}− \left(x − y\right)^{3} − 6y\left(x^{2} − y^{2}\right)$
We know that,
(x+y)3 = x3 + y3 + 3x2y + 3xy2
(x-y)3 = x3 - y3 - 3x2y + 3xy2
Applying the formula =
= x3 + y3 + 3x2y + 3xy2 -(x3 - y3 - 3x2y + 3xy2) - 6y(x2 - y2)
= x3 + y3 + 3x2y + 3xy2 - x3 + y3+ 3x2y - 3xy2 - 6yx2 + 6y3
After eliminating the terms we get,
= 8y3