document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50574>Question 50574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand the instructions given to me. They read as follows: Find the product of the polynomials.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. (4x-1)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What I tried is multiplying (4x-1)(4x-1); my final answer was 16x^2-8x+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just don't know if that's what I'm supposed to do. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33645 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><B>mszlmb(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><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=mszlmb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=33645\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <blockquote>I don't understand the instructions given to me. They read as follows: Find the product of the polynomials.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. (4x-1)^2</blockquote>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "polynomials are numbers like x<sup>2</sup>.  a product is the answer of a multiplication problem.  find the product of the polynomials means find the [multiplicated] answer of the polynomial problem (4x-1)<sup>2</sup>.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x-1)<sup>2</sup><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(4x-1)(4x-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=16x<sup>2</sup>-4x-4x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=16x<sup>2</sup>-8x+1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you're right, and you're right! </SPAN>\n" );
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