Question

(2x+5y) Exponent of 2 on the outside is talking about binomials i know how to combine but i dont know what it is asking here

Answer 1

What is the question asking you to do with the binomial? Simplify?

Answer 2

its telling me to consider the special product

Answer 3

but it asking for a simplified version of that

Answer 4

(a+b)^2 = a^2 +2ab + b^2

Answer 5

i dont get that?

Answer 6

that is the general form for a squared binomial

(2x+5y)^2 = (2x)^2 + 2(2x*5y) + (5y)^2

Answer 7

so with that equation I got4x^2+40xy+25y^2

Answer 8

It was wrong

Answer 9

2*2*5 = 20

Answer 10

Yay I get it thanks!