a) = (x - y)(x + y) = x2 - y2
b) = xn + xn - 1y - yxn - 1 - yn = xn - yn
`a)`
\(x\left(x-y\right)+y\left(x-y\right)\\ =\left(x+y\right)\left(x-y\right)\\ =x^2-y^2\)
`b)`
\(x^{n-1}\left(x+y\right)-y\left(x^{n-1}+y^{n-1}\right)\\ =x^n+x^{n-1}y-x^{n-1}y-y^n\\ =x^n-y^n\)
a. \(x\left(x-y\right)+y\left(x-y\right)\\=\left(x+y\right)\left(x-y\right)\\ =x^2-y^2 \)
b. \(x^{n-1}\left(x+y\right)-y\left(x^{n-1}+y^{n-1}\right)\\ =x^{n-1+1}+x^{n+1}y-x^{n-1}y-y^{n-1+1}\\ =x^n-y^n\)