Answer
$-2ab+2b^2$.
Work Step by Step
The given polynomial is
$=(a^2-3ab+b^2)+(-a^2+ab+b^2)$
Clear the parentheses.
$=a^2-3ab+b^2-a^2+ab+b^2$
Group like terms.
$=a^2-a^2-3ab+ab+b^2+b^2$
Combine like terms.
$=-2ab+2b^2$.
Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum
by Larson, Ron; Boswell, Laurie
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Chapter 7 - Polynomial Equations and Factoring - 7.1-7.4 - Quiz - Page 384: 8
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