How do you find the following product (4xy + y)^2(4xy+y)2?

1 Answer
Oct 24, 2016

=16x^2y^2+8xy^2+y^2=16x2y2+8xy2+y2

Explanation:

To expand the given squared sum polynomial we will apply this polynomial identity

color(red)((a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2)(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2

(4xy+y) ^2(4xy+y)2
=color(red)((4xy)^2+2(4xy)y+y^2)=(4xy)2+2(4xy)y+y2

=16x^2y^2+8xy^2+y^2=16x2y2+8xy2+y2