a) (5x - 2y).(x2 - xy +1)
= 5x3 - 5x2y + 5x - 2x2y + 2xy2 - 2y
= 5x3 - 7x2y + 2xy2 + 5x - 2y
b) (x - 1).(x + 1).(x + 2)
= (x2 - 1).(x + 2)
= x3 + 2x2 - x- 2
c) \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) x2y2(2x + y).(2x - y)
= \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)x2y2 (4x2 - y2)
= 2x4y2 - \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)x2y4