I found this development for the calculation of angular momentum L^2 operator in spherical coordinates. The image attached shows the latest step of this. I cannot figure out the algebra between these 2 latest steps. The term grayed out vanishes, but I can't see how the the first three ones become the final resultant expression. Any help? Thanks! ![enter image description here][1] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/m7biY.jpg