Question:
Simplify:
(3x + 2y)(4x + 3y) − (2x − y)(7x − 3y)
Solution:
To simplify, we will proceed as follows:
(3x + 2y)(4x + 3y) − (2x − y)(7x − 3y)
$=[(3 x+2 y)(4 x+3 y)]-[(2 x-y)(7 x-3 y)]$
$=[3 x(4 x+3 y)+2 y(4 x+3 y)]-[2 x(7 x-3 y)-y(7 x-3 y)]$ (Distributive law)
$=12 x^{2}+9 x y+8 x y+6 y^{2}-\left[14 x^{2}-6 x y-7 x y+3 y^{2}\right]$
$=12 x^{2}+9 x y+8 x y+6 y^{2}-14 x^{2}+6 x y+7 x y-3 y^{2}$ (Rearranging)
$=12 x^{2}-14 x^{2}+9 x y+8 x y+6 x y+7 x y+6 y^{2}-3 y^{2}$ (Combining like terms)
$=-2 x^{2}+30 x y+3 y^{2}$
Thus, the answer is $-2 x^{2}+30 x y+3 y^{2}$.