b)x(y+z)2+y(z+x)2+z(x+y)2-4xyz
=[x(y+z)2-2xyz]+[y(z+x)2-2xyz]+z(x+y)2
=x(y2+2yz+z2-2yz)+y(x2+z2+2xz-2xz)+z(x+y)2
=x(y2+z2)+y(x2+z2)+z(x+y)2
=xy2+xz2+x2y+yz2+(xz+yz)(x+y)
=xy(x+y)+z2(x+y)+(xz+yz)(x+y)
=(x+y)(xy+z2+xz+yz)
=(x+y)[x(y+z)+z(y+z)]
=(x+y)(y+z)(x+z)
a)x(y2-z2)+y(z2-x2)+z(x2-y2)
=x(y-z)(y+z)+yz2-x2y+x2z-y2z
=(y-z)(xy+xz)-x2(y-z)-yz(y-z)
=(y-z)(xy+xz-x2-yz)
=(y-z)[x(y-x)-z(y-x)]
=(y-z)(y-x)(x-z)