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14(a+b)2916(2ab)2\dfrac{1}{4}(a + b)^2 - \dfrac{9}{16}(2a - b)^2

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=14(a+b)2916(2ab)2=[12(a+b)]2[34(2ab)]2=[12(a+b)+34(2ab)][12(a+b)34(2ab)]=[2(a+b)+3(2ab)4][2(a+b)3(2ab)4]=(2a+2b+6a3b4)(2a+2b6a+3b4)=8ab4×5b4a4=116(8ab)(5b4a).\phantom{=}\dfrac{1}{4}(a + b)^2 - \dfrac{9}{16}(2a - b)^2 \\[1em] = \Big[\dfrac{1}{2}(a + b)\Big]^2 - \Big[\dfrac{3}{4}(2a - b)\Big]^2 \\[1em] = \Big[\dfrac{1}{2}(a + b) + \dfrac{3}{4}(2a - b)\Big]\Big[\dfrac{1}{2}(a + b) - \dfrac{3}{4}(2a - b)\Big] \\[1em] = \Big[\dfrac{2(a + b) + 3(2a - b)}{4}\Big]\Big[\dfrac{2(a + b) - 3(2a - b)}{4}\Big] \\[1em] = \Big(\dfrac{2a + 2b + 6a - 3b}{4}\Big)\Big(\dfrac{2a + 2b - 6a + 3b}{4}\Big)\\[1em] = \dfrac{8a - b}{4} \times \dfrac{5b - 4a}{4} \\[1em] = \dfrac{1}{16}(8a - b)(5b - 4a).

Hence, 14(a+b)2916(2ab)2=116(8ab)(5b4a).\dfrac{1}{4}(a + b)^2 - \dfrac{9}{16}(2a - b)^2 = \dfrac{1}{16}(8a - b)(5b - 4a).

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