Question

2(x+1)^2 =2(x+1)(x+1)???

Answer 1

you realize that we have (x+1)^2 on both sides right?

Answer 2

thats not my answer, i just want to know if 2(x+1)^2 can be written as2(x+1)(x+1)

Answer 3

then perhaps you should specify that in your question. And yes it can be written that way

Answer 4

could you tell me the answer?

Answer 5

what answer? the two sides are equal

Answer 6

so is the who term raised to the 2nd power, or just the (x-1)??

Answer 7

no only the (x+1) term is

Answer 8

so how can they both be equal????

Answer 9

(x+1)^2=x^2+2x+1

(x+1)(x+1)=x^2+2x+1

Answer 10

it is 2(x+1)^2

Answer 11

what i wrote above tells you that both sides of the equation are equal you can write it either way

Answer 12

I am confused, what I did is;
2(x+1)^2
=2(x+1)(x+1)
=2x+2(x+1)

Answer 13

let me write it this way:
2(x+1)^2=2(x^2+2x+1).

2(x+1)(x+1)=2(x^2+2x+1)

We have to take care of the parentheses first.

Answer 14

did you distribute the 2 through both parentheses?

Answer 15

you can if you want to

Answer 16

but is that what you are suppose to do?

Answer 17

what did you do???

Answer 18

depends on what the directions say, but if i were you i wuld distribute the 2 into the parentheses

Answer 19

thanks

Answer 20

I got 2x^2+4x+2????

Answer 21

nice job, that is the correct way to distribute the 2