Question

SIMPLIFY HELP< KEEP GETTING STUCK: Simplify: (2x-5)^2

Answer 1

@Lord_Frieza

Answer 2

havent i already solved this?

Answer 3

yes but i don't get how to get the answer

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

i did FOIL and got x^2+11x+30 then i got 4x^2-25...

Answer 6

do you know how to get to (2x+−5)(2x+−5)

Answer 7

show me your work and ill tell you which step you are messing up on and why

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

ok I FOILed it out and got: x^2+5x+6x+30

Answer 10

then I simplified and got x^2+11x+30 and then again to get 4x^2-25...

Answer 11

lol ok heres what i want you to do solve the whole thing then show me it so i can FULLY see what you are having trouble with

Answer 12

I did I told you all the steps I did

Answer 13

lol can i show you my steps and you can tell me which on you messed up on or how i did it

Answer 14

i wrote out (2x+5)(2x+5) then did First Outer, Inner, Last and got what I already told you

Answer 15

yeah

Answer 16

(2x−5)2
=(2x+−5)(2x+−5)
=(2x)(2x)+(2x)(−5)+(−5)(2x)+(−5)(−5)
=4x2−10x−10x+25

Answer 17

btw thats no the final answer

Answer 18

so i dont get in trouble

Answer 19

I thought for the First in Foil i would get 2x^ but your telling me it is 2x times 2x?

Answer 20

yup

Answer 21

oh ok got it now

Answer 22

i made a simple mistake

Answer 23

Should have explained it to you in the first place sorry for directly giving you the answers

Answer 24

its fine

Answer 25

k thx dont forget if you need help just tag me ill be glad to help a fellow student/learner out :D

Answer 26

ok! great thanks