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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A greenhouse that specializes in growing vegetables used for Chinese cooking is divided into sections. The number of plants in each section depends on the number of sprinklers in that section. In a section with y sprinklers there are y(4y − 1) napa cabbage plants and (y + 5)2 bok choy plants. Which simplified expression represents the total number of napa cabbage plants and bok choy plants in a section with y sprinklers?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

plz plz plz help

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

ya sure... long question.. reading :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay lol

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[y(4y-1) +(y+5)^{2}\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

can you simplify that ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i can try but i suck at it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 5y2 - 11y + 25

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

ok.. you should get \[5y ^{2} + 9y + 25\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh i was close thx

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

yh.. very close... you just used the wrong sign and added lol :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol

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