(a-b)^2-5(a-b)+7

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on Sep 20, 2024 at 9:21 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \({\left( a - b \right)}^{2} - 5 \cdot \left(a - b\right) + 7\)

MathBot Answer:

Evaluated



\(\displaystyle {\left( a - b \right)}^{2} - 5 \cdot \left(a - b\right) + 7 = - 5 a + 5 b + \left(a - b\right)^{2} + 7 \)


Expanded

\[{\left( a - b \right)}^{2} - 5 \cdot \left(a - b\right) + 7 = a^{2} - 2 a b - 5 a + b^{2} + 5 b + 7\]


Factored

\[{\left( a - b \right)}^{2} - 5 \cdot \left(a - b\right) + 7 = a^{2} - 2 a b - 5 a + b^{2} + 5 b + 7\]