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What is the simplified form of ( (a+b)^3-(a-b)^3 )?

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Correct answer: (2b(3a^2+b^2))

The direct answer is A: 2b(3a²+b²). Use the cube expansions \\(a+b\\)^3=a^3+3a^2b+3ab^2+b^3 and \\(a-b\\)^3=a^3-3a^2b+3ab^2-b^3. Subtract the second from the first: a³-a³=0, 3a²b-(-3a²b)=6a²b, 3ab²-3ab²=0, and b³-(-b³)=2b³. The result is 6a²b+2b³. Taking out the common factor 2b gives 2b(3a²+b²), so option A is correct. Option B, 2a(a²+3b²), is the form associated with adding the two cubes rather than taking this difference; it has the wrong factor. Option C, 6ab, misses the cubic contribution 2b³ and has the wrong powers. Option D, a³-b³, is not the result of subtracting these two binomial cubes; it ignores the full expansions. A quick check with a = 1 and b = 1 gives 8 - 0 = 8, while option A gives 2(1)(3+1)=8. Memory cue: in this difference, odd b terms remain and the common factor is 2b.

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