Choice C is correct. The first expression can be rewritten as . Applying the distributive property to this product yields . This difference can be rewritten as . Distributing the factor of through the second expression yields . Regrouping like terms, the expression becomes . Combining like terms yields .
Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and likely result from errors made when applying the distributive property or combining the resulting like terms.
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