How do you translate $x plus y squared$ into a algebraic expression?

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Answer 1 · 2017-08-27T02:21:46

Either: $x+y^2$ or $(x+y)^2$

From the question as written it is not clear whether we are being to express "x plus y squared" or "the sum of x + y, squared"

(i) "x plus y squared" would be expressed as $x+y^2$

(ii) "the sum of x + y, squared" would be expressed as $(x+y)^2$

I hope this makes sense to you.

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