SOLUTION: Hi, would you help me solve this problem, please? {{{ (-8-sqrt(-2))^2 }}} Express result in standard form. Leave answers in terms of square roots (no decimals). I FOILed ou

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Question 904016: Hi, would you help me solve this problem, please?
Express result in standard form. Leave answers in terms of square roots (no decimals).
I FOILed out the two parenthesis to get
got to but the online homework system says this is incorrect so I must have messed up along the way.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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I FOILed out the two parenthesis to get
You left out the sqrt(2)

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