(1)a-b=-2
3a+b-(b-a)^2+a-5b+2(a-b)^2
=4a-4b+(a-b)^2
=4(a-b)+(a-b)^2
=-8+4
=-4
(2)
2(x+y)-2/3(x-y)+1/4(x+y)+2/3(x-y)+2/3(x-y)
=9/4(x+y)+2/3(x-y)
=35/12x+19/12y
=-35/24-57/24
=-23/6
(1)a-b=-2
3a+b-(b-a)^2+a-5b+2(a-b)^2
=4a-4b+(a-b)^2
=4(a-b)+(a-b)^2
=-8+4
=-4
(2)
2(x+y)-2/3(x-y)+1/4(x+y)+2/3(x-y)+2/3(x-y)
=9/4(x+y)+2/3(x-y)
=35/12x+19/12y
=-35/24-57/24
=-23/6