a 4 + b 4 2 a 2 b 2 c 4 + a 2 b 2 + c 2 = = a 2 a 2 + b 2 b 2 a 2 b 2 a 2 b 2 c 2 c 2 + a 2 b 2 + c 2 + a 2 c 2 a 2 c 2 + c 2 b 2 c 2 b 2 = = a 2 ( a 2 b 2 + c 2 ) b 2 ( a 2 b 2 + c 2 ) + ( a 2 b 2 + c 2 ) c 2 ( a 2 b 2 + c 2 ) = = ( a 2 b 2 c 2 + 1 ) ( a 2 b 2 + c 2 ) alignc a^4 + b^4 - 2 a^2 b^2 - c^4 + a^2 - b^2 + c^2 "=" newline alignc "=" color red {a^2 a^2} color blue {+ b^2 b^2} color red {- a^2 b^2} color blue {- a^2 b^2} color maroon {- c^2 c^2} color green {+ a^2} color green {- b^2} color green {+ c^2} color red {+ a^2 c^2} color maroon { -a^2 c^2 + c^2 b^2} color blue {- c^2 b^2} "=" newline alignc "=" color red {a^2 ( a^2 - b^2 + c^2 )} color blue {-b^2 ( a^2 - b^2 + c^2 ) } color green {+( a^2 - b^2 + c^2 )} color maroon {-c^2 ( a^2 - b^2 + c^2 )} "=" newline alignc "=" ( a^2 -b^2 -c^2 +1 ) ( a^2 - b^2 + c^2 )