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Simplify each of the following products:
$ (\frac{x}{2}-\frac{2}{5})(\frac{2}{5}-\frac{x}{2})-x^{2}+2 x $
Given:
\( (\frac{x}{2}-\frac{2}{5})(\frac{2}{5}-\frac{x}{2})-x^{2}+2 x \)
To do:
We have to simplify the given product.
Solution:
We know that,
$(a+b)^2=a^2+b^2+2ab$
$(a-b)^2=a^2+b^2-2ab$
$(a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2$
Therefore,
$(\frac{x}{2}-\frac{2}{5})(\frac{2}{5}-\frac{x}{2})-x^{2}+2 x=(\frac{x}{2}-\frac{2}{5})(\frac{-x}{2}+\frac{2}{5})-x^{2}+2 x$
$=-(\frac{x}{2}-\frac{2}{5})(\frac{x}{2}-\frac{2}{5})-x^{2}+2 x$
$=-(\frac{x}{2}-\frac{2}{5})^{2}-x^{2}+2 x$
$=-[(\frac{x}{2})^{2}+(\frac{2}{5})^{2}-2 \times \frac{x}{2} \times \frac{2}{5}]-x^{2}+2 x$
$=-[\frac{x^{2}}{4}+\frac{4}{25}-\frac{2 x}{5}]-x^{2}+2 x$
$=\frac{-x^{2}}{4}-\frac{4}{25}+\frac{2 x}{5}-x^{2}+2 x$
$=\frac{-x^{2}}{4}-x^{2}+\frac{2 x}{5}+2 x-\frac{4}{25}$
$=-(\frac{x^{2}+4 x^{2}}{4})+\frac{2 x+10 x}{5}-\frac{4}{25}$
$=-\frac{5 x^{2}}{4}+\frac{12 x}{5}-\frac{4}{25}$
Hence, $(\frac{x}{2}-\frac{2}{5})(\frac{2}{5}-\frac{x}{2})-x^{2}+2 x=-\frac{5 x^{2}}{4}+\frac{12 x}{5}-\frac{4}{25}$.