document.write( "Question 375099: (s+1/5)(s+1/5) Please help me simplify? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #266753 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28s%29%2B1%2F5%29%28highlight%28s%29%2B1%2F5%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%28s%29%2A%28s%29=s%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28s%29%2B1%2F5%29%28s%2Bhighlight%281%2F5%29%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%28s%29%2A%28%281%2F5%29%29=%281%2F5%29s\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28s%2Bhighlight%281%2F5%29%29%28highlight%28s%29%2B1%2F5%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28%281%2F5%29%29%2A%28s%29=%281%2F5%29s\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28s%2Bhighlight%281%2F5%29%29%28s%2Bhighlight%281%2F5%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28%281%2F5%29%29%2A%28%281%2F5%29%29=1%2F25\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have the terms: \"s%5E2\", \"%281%2F5%29s\", \"%281%2F5%29s\", \"1%2F25\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s%5E2%2B%281%2F5%29s%2B%281%2F5%29s%2B1%2F25\" Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s%5E2%2B%282%2F5%29s%2B1%2F25\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28s%2B1%2F5%29%28s%2B1%2F5%29\" FOILs to \"s%5E2%2B%282%2F5%29s%2B1%2F25\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28s%2B1%2F5%29%28s%2B1%2F5%29=s%5E2%2B%282%2F5%29s%2B1%2F25\".\r
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