Question
Find the following products: $(2a - 3b - 2c)(4a^2 + 9b^2 + 4c^2 + 6ab - 6bc + 4ca)$

Answer

We have, $(2 a-3 b-2 c)\left(4 a^2+9 b^2+4 c^2+6 a b-6 b c+4 c a\right) $
$=(2 a+(-3 b)+(-2 c))+\left((2 a)^2+(-3 b)^2+(-2 c)^2-(2 a)(-3 b)(-2 c)-(-2 c)(2 a)\right)$
$=(2 a)^3+(-3 b)^3+(-2 c)^3-3(2 a)(-3 b)(-2 c)\left[\because a^3+b^3+c^3-3 a b c=(a+b+c)\left(a^2+b^2+c^2-a b-b c-c a\right)\right]$
$=8 a^3-27 b^3-8 c^3-36 a b c$
$\therefore(2 a-3 b-2 c)\left(4 a^2+9 b^2+4 c^2+6 a b-6 b c+4 c a\right)$
$=8 a^3-27 b^3-8 c^3-36 a b c$

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