Proof of $(A+B) \times (A-B) = -2(A X B)$

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Proof of $(A+B) \times (A-B) = -2(A \times B)$, where 'A' and 'B' are vectors

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Using the distributive law, $$(A+B)\times(A-B)=A\times A-A\times B+B\times A-B\times B$$ $$A\times A=B\times B=0$$ $$(A+B)\times(A-B)=0-A\times B+B\times A-0$$ $$B\times A=-A\times B$$ $$(A+B)\times(A-B)=-A\times B-A\times B=-2(A\times B)$$