SOLUTION: Square the binomial (7x-9)^2

Question 642610: Square the binomial
(7x-9)^2

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given expression.

Expand. Remember something like .

Now let's FOIL the expression.

Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:

Multiply the First terms:.

Multiply the Outer terms:.

Multiply the Inner terms:.

Multiply the Last terms:.

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So we have the terms: , , ,

Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.

Now combine like terms.

So FOILs to .

In other words, for all values of x.

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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Square the binomial
(7x-9)^2
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= (7x-9)(7x-9)
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= 49x^2 -63x -63x + 81
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= 49x^2 -126x + 81
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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