document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22923>Question 22923</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is a shortcut of finding a trinomial squared...For Example like:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x^2-3x+5)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11316 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11316\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a+%2B+b%2Bc%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a+%2B+b%2Bc%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'd never thought of it before, but I suppose you could square each of the terms, then take twice the product of each combination of terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I guess that would do it, right?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Try it out:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4+%2B+9x%5E2+%2B+25+-6x%5E3%2B+10x%5E2+-30x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4+%2B+9x%5E2+%2B+25+-6x%5E3%2B+10x%5E2+-30x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E4+-+6x%5E3+%2B+19x%5E2+-30x+%2B+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E4+-+6x%5E3+%2B+19x%5E2+-30x+%2B+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know!  It probably is easier (and safer!) to just multiply it out the regular way.  Maybe that's why I never heard of this \"shortcut\"!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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