document.write( "Question 177313: Multiply ( x + 1/3 )^2 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #132382 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"%28x%2B1%2F3%29%5E2\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B1%2F3%29%28x%2B1%2F3%29\" Expand. Remember something like \"x%5E2=x%2Ax\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's FOIL the expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28x%29%2B1%2F3%29%28highlight%28x%29%2B1%2F3%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%28x%29%2A%28x%29=x%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28x%29%2B1%2F3%29%28x%2Bhighlight%281%2F3%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%28x%29%2A%281%2F3%29=%281%2F3%29x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2Bhighlight%281%2F3%29%29%28highlight%28x%29%2B1%2F3%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%281%2F3%29%2A%28x%29=%281%2F3%29x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2Bhighlight%281%2F3%29%29%28x%2Bhighlight%281%2F3%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%281%2F3%29%2A%281%2F3%29=1%2F9\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B%281%2F3%29x%2B%281%2F3%29x%2B1%2F9\" Now collect every term to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B%282%2F3%29x%2B1%2F9\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28x%2B1%2F3%29%5E2\" FOILs to \"x%5E2%2B%282%2F3%29x%2B1%2F9\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28x%2B1%2F3%29%5E2=x%5E2%2B%282%2F3%29x%2B1%2F9\".
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