How do you multiply (3x + 4)^2(3x+4)2?

1 Answer
Aug 23, 2015

=color(blue)(9x^2+24x+16=9x2+24x+16

Explanation:

(3x+4)^2 = color(blue)((3x+4)) * (3x+4)(3x+4)2=(3x+4)(3x+4)

= color(blue)((3x)) * (3x+4) +color(blue)((4))(3x+4)=(3x)(3x+4)+(4)(3x+4)
=9x^2+12x+12x+16=9x2+12x+12x+16
=color(blue)(9x^2+24x+16=9x2+24x+16

Note:
The property:color(blue)((a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2 can be applied to the same expression