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OpenStudy (anonymous):

(4x^2 + 4x + 4)(4x^2 -4x + 4) = 4(x^2 + x + 1) * 4(x^2 -x + 1) right?

OpenStudy (ujjwal):

right.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ya its right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Those are equivalent, yes. You can further expand it, though. Easiest way imho is long multiplication

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Distributive property of multiplication over addition.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@nbouscal is factoring out a 4 out of (4x^2 +4x + 4) the opposite of distributive property?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

They're both the distributive property just taken in different directions.

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