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ok your job here is to multiply. in each case you will have to do FOUR multiplications, just like you would if you multiplied two 2-digit numbers
lets start with \[(x-5)^2\] which means \[(x-5)(x-5)\]
please don't put \[(x-5)^2=x^2-25\]or your math teacher will think you are a moron. you have to first write out \[(x-5)(x-5)\] and then perform FOUR multiplications
like this \[(x-5)(x-5)=x\times x - x \times 5 - 5 \times x - 5 \times -5\] \[x^2-5x-5x+25\] \[x^2-10x+25\]
with a little practice you will see that \[(x-b)^2=x^2-2bx+b^2\] but at the beginning just multiply out
ok... so I just do the distributive property when multiplying?
first problem \[(a-b)(a-b)=a\times a -a \times b-b\times a -b \times -b\] \[a^2-2ab+b^2\]
yes the distributive property. you have it exactly!
make sure to do all FOUR multiplications if it is two terms times two terms. the answer to question one is SOMETIMES
it would be true for example if \[b=0\]
if you want, try #3 and i will check your answer
Okay... I will.
Okay, (x+3)^2 (x+3)(x+3) x^2+x3+x3+9 x^2+6x+9 so option one. ???
ohh, forgot about formatting problems...
yes you have it exactly
feel free to post the next two as well
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