SOLUTION: (x + 5)^2

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Question 134303: (x + 5)^2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x%2B5%29%5E2 Start with the given expression


%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B5%29 Expand. Remember something like x%5E2=x%2Ax


Now let's FOIL the expression



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


%28highlight%28x%29%2B5%29%28highlight%28x%29%2B5%29 Multiply the First terms:%28x%29%2A%28x%29=x%5E2


%28highlight%28x%29%2B5%29%28x%2Bhighlight%285%29%29 Multiply the Outer terms:%28x%29%2A%285%29=5x


%28x%2Bhighlight%285%29%29%28highlight%28x%29%2B5%29 Multiply the Inner terms:%285%29%2A%28x%29=5x


%28x%2Bhighlight%285%29%29%28x%2Bhighlight%285%29%29 Multiply the Last terms:%285%29%2A%285%29=25


x%5E2%2B5x%2B5x%2B25 Now collect every term to make a single expression



x%5E2%2B10x%2B25 Now combine like terms


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Answer:
So %28x%2B5%29%5E2 foils and simplifies to x%5E2%2B10x%2B25

In other words, %28x%2B5%29%5E2=x%5E2%2B10x%2B25