Question

I need someone to walk me through how to get the answer to this:
(5x-3y^5)^2

Answer 1

"What is a simpler form of the product?"

Answer 2

open the square
(a+b)^2=a^2+b^2+2ab

Answer 3

(x^n)^2=x^2n

Answer 4

@babysmith baby can u do it now

Answer 5

No I don't understand that.

Answer 6

can u open the square????

Answer 7

@babysmith

Answer 8

I don't know what 'open the square' means?

Answer 9

Have you heard of FOIL?

Answer 10

First, outside, inside, last.

Answer 11

Yep, use it :)

Answer 12

But the problem doesn't look like a problem I would use FOIL on.

Answer 13

$$ (5x-3y^5)^2=(5x-3y^5)(5x-3y^5)$$

Answer 14

Or we could use the distributive property if you want?

Answer 15

I have the answer, by the way, I'm just not sure how to get to the answer.

Answer 16

$$a(b-c)=ab-ac$$ $$(5x-3y^5)(5x-3y^5)=(5x-3y^5)(5x)-(5x-3y^5) (3y^5)$$
$$(b-c)a=ba-ca$$ $$(5x)(5x)-(3y^5)(5x)-[(5x)(3y^5)-(3y^5)(3y^5)]$$
$$=25x^2-15xy^5-15xy^5+9y^{10}$$ $$=25x^2-30xy^5+9y^{10}$$

Answer 17

For some reason I still don't understand. Thank you for trying anyway.