Commutator Properties: [A,B]C+B[A,C]=[A,B](C+B)?

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Given the property,

[A,BC] = [A,B]C+B[A,C],

is it true that, if B=C, then

[A,B]C+B[A,C]=[A,B]C+B[A,B]=[A,B](C+B)?

I apologize if I have posted in the wrong forum.
 
Kyle Nemeth said:
Given the property,

[A,BC] = [A,B]C+B[A,C],

is it true that, if B=C, then

[A,B]C+B[A,C]=[A,B]C+B[A,B]=[A,B](C+B)?

I apologize if I have posted in the wrong forum.
The commutator (in the assumed context above) is defined as ##[A,B]=AB-BA##.
Now you have ##[A,B]C+B[A,C]=[A,B]B+B[A,B]=AB^2-B^2A## on the left and a factor ##2## on the right.
The (presumably) operators (or linear mappings) ##A,B,C## do not commutate, so you cannot switch orders.
 
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