Question

How would you go about solving this:

p(a + 1) = a^2 +2a +1
What is p(x)?

Answer 1

a^2 +2a +1 = ?

like a perfect square

Answer 2

(a+1)^2 =

Answer 3

hmm, maybe I'm misunderstanding you but p is a function

Answer 4

so if the function p(a + 1 ) = a^2 +2a +1, what would p(x) give? I may even be misunderstanding the entire question...

Answer 5

jhonyy9 on the right track

Answer 6

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Answer 7

a better way to look at your problem is p(a+1)=(a+1)^2