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(创新题)已知:a+b=4,x=a+3ab,y=b+3ab,试求:(x+y)+(x-y)的值.
解:∵x=a+3ab ,y=b+3ab,
∴x+y=a+3ab+b+3ab
=(a)3+3ab+3ab+(b)3
=(a+b)3,
x-y=a+3ab-b-3ab
=(a)3-3ab+3ab-(b)3=(a-b)3.
∴(x+y)+(x-y)
=[(a+b)3]+[(a-b)3]
=(a+b)2+(a-b)2=2(a+b)=2×4=8.