How do you multiply (4x+2y+2) (4x+2y-2)(4x+2y+2)(4x+2y2)?

1 Answer
Jun 27, 2018

(4x+2y+2)(4x+2y-2)=16x^2+16xy+4y^2-4(4x+2y+2)(4x+2y2)=16x2+16xy+4y24

Explanation:

We can write (4x+2y+2)(4x+2y-2)(4x+2y+2)(4x+2y2) as (z+2)(z-2)(z+2)(z2),

where z=4x+2yz=4x+2y and

(4x+2y+2)(4x+2y-2)=(z+2)(z-2)(4x+2y+2)(4x+2y2)=(z+2)(z2)

= z^2-4z24

= (4x+2y)^2-4(4x+2y)24

= (4x)^2+2*4x*2y+(2y)^2-4(4x)2+24x2y+(2y)24

= 16x^2+16xy+4y^2-416x2+16xy+4y24