How do you multiply (x + 5y)^3(x+5y)3?

1 Answer
Jun 29, 2018

x^3+15x^2y+75xy^2+125y^3x3+15x2y+75xy2+125y3

Explanation:

Given: (x+5y)^3(x+5y)3.

Use the fact that (a+b)^3=a^3+3a^2b+3ab^2+b^3(a+b)3=a3+3a2b+3ab2+b3.

Letting a=x,b=5ya=x,b=5y, we get:

=x^3+3*x^2*5y+3*x*(5y)^2+(5y)^3=x3+3x25y+3x(5y)2+(5y)3

=x^3+15x^2y+3x*25y^2+125y^3=x3+15x2y+3x25y2+125y3

=x^3+15x^2y+75xy^2+125y^3=x3+15x2y+75xy2+125y3