1.(a-2)(a+2)-a(a-1) = a^2+2a-2a-4-a^2+a = a-4
2. c(c-2)(c+2)-(c-1)(c^(2)+c+1)
(c-2)(c+2) = c^2-4
c(c-2)(c+2) = c(c^2-4) = c^3-4c
(c-1)(c^(2)+c+1) = c^3+c-c^2-c^2-c-1 = c^3-1
c(c-2)(c+2)-(c-1)(c^(2)+c+1) = c^3-4c - (c^3-1) = 1-4c
3. 2x+2y-x^2-2xy-y^2 = 2(x+y) - (x+y)^2 = (x+y)*(2-x-y)