How do you find the product of $(x-2y)^2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-03-24T02:31:54

Write the square out as a multiplication and apply the distributive property as follows:

$(x - 2y)^2$

$= (x - 2y) xx (x - 2y)$

$= x(x-2y) -2y(x-2y)$

$= x^2 -2xy -2xy + 4y^2$

$= x^2 -4xy + 4 y^2$

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