Question

Write the product as a trinomial.

(x + 2)(x + 4)

Answer 1

(x+2)(x+4)

=(x+2)(x+4)

=(x)(x)+(x)(4)+(2)(x)+(2)(4)

=x2+4x+2x+8

=x2+6x+8

Answer 2

it is better to write x^2 +6x +8

x^2 means to the power ie 2^2 =4
the upside down v means power
the other way can be confused with multiply