How do you write y=2(x+1)2+3 in standard form?

1 Answer
Jul 28, 2016

y=2x24x+1

Explanation:

Consider (x+1)2

Write as: (x+1)(x+1)

Multiply everything inside the right hand side bracket by everything inside the left hand bracket.

x(x+1)+1(x+1)

x2+x +x+1 x2+2x+1
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y=2(x+1)2+3 y=2(x2+2x+1)+3

y=2x24x2+3

y=2x24x+1