document.write( "Question 318668: [3+(4b-1)]^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the answer is 16b^2+32b+16\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #228101 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the FOIL method,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B%284b-1%29%29%5E2=9%2B2%283%29%284b-1%29%2B%284b-1%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B%284b-1%29%29%5E2=9%2B6%284b-1%29%2B%2816b%5E2-8b%2B1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B%284b-1%29%29%5E2=9%2B%2824b-6%29%2B%2816b%5E2-8b%2B1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B%284b-1%29%29%5E2=16b%5E2%2B16b%2B4%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Your answer can't be correct, when b=0, you should get $\"%283-1%29%5E2=4\"$ but instead you'd get $\"16\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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