a)
\(\begin{array}{l}
\left( {1 + \dfrac{2}{3} - \dfrac{1}{4}} \right).{\left( {\dfrac{4}{5} - \dfrac{3}{4}} \right)^2} \\= \left( {\dfrac{{12}}{{12}} + \dfrac{8}{{12}} - \dfrac{3}{{12}}} \right).{\left( {\dfrac{{16}}{{20}} - \dfrac{{15}}{{20}}} \right)^2}\\
= \dfrac{{17}}{{12}}.{\left( {\dfrac{1}{{20}}} \right)^2} =\dfrac{{17}}{{12}}.\dfrac{{{1^2}}}{{{{20}^2}}}\\ = \dfrac{{17}}{{12}}.\dfrac{1}{{400}} = \dfrac{{17}}{{4800}}
\end{array}\)
b) \(2:{\left( {\dfrac{1}{2} - \dfrac{2}{3}} \right)^3} = 2:{\left( {\dfrac{3}{6} - \dfrac{4}{6}} \right)^3}\)
\(= 2:{\left( { - \dfrac{1}{6}} \right)^3} = 2:\left( { - \dfrac{1}{{216}}} \right) \)
\(= 2.(-216) = - 432\)
