How do you simplify (5 - 8y)^2(58y)2?

1 Answer
Apr 27, 2017

64y^2-80y+2564y280y+25

Explanation:

Each term in the second bracket is multiplied by each term in the first bracket as shown below.

(5-8y)^2=(5-8y)(5-8y)(58y)2=(58y)(58y)

rArr(color(red)(5-8y))(5-8y)(58y)(58y)

=color(red)(5)(5-8y)color(red)(-8y)(5-8y)=5(58y)8y(58y)

=(color(red)(5)xx5)+(color(red)(5)xx-8y)+(color(red)(-8y)xx5)+(color(red)(-8y)xx-8y)=(5×5)+(5×8y)+(8y×5)+(8y×8y)

=25+(-40y)+(-40y)+64y^2=25+(40y)+(40y)+64y2

=25-40y-40y+64y^2=2540y40y+64y2

=64y^2-80y+25larrcolor(red)" in standard form"=64y280y+25 in standard form