Question

Simplify: (x - 4)2

Answer 1

2x-8.

Answer 2

\[\large \large (x-4)^2 = (x-4)(x-4)\] Do you know how to do the FOIL method?

Answer 3

Is this correct?
x2 - 8x + 16 @GoldPhenoix

Answer 4

Yes. Good job. :)

Answer 5

Can you help me with this one too? (3x + 12) (3x - 12) I'm kind of confused. @GoldPhenoix

Answer 6

What did you get?

Answer 7

9x^2 + 36x - 144. I know it's wrong but I don't see how you can get a different answer... @GoldPhenoix

Answer 8

So then it would just be 9x^2 - 144? @GoldPhenoix

Answer 9

Yes.