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Question
Add the following:
ab − bc, bc − ca, ca − ab
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Solution
The given expressions are written in separate rows, with like terms one below the other, and then the addition of these expressions is as follows:
ab – bc
+ bc – ca
-ab + ca
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0
Thus, the sum of the given expressions is 0.
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