(a+b)3 can be written as, (a+b)(a+b)(a+b)
⟹[(a+b)×(a+b)]×(a+b)
⟹[a×a+a×b+b×a+b×b]×(a+b)
⟹(a2+ab+ab+b2)×(a+b)
⟹(a2+2ab+b2)×(a+b)
⟹a3+3a2b+3ab2+b3
Hence, verified.
Which of the following is an expansion of the identity (a–b)3?