document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56925>Question 56925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I honestly have no idea how to answer this problem. It's not from a book, my teacher made it up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find (f(x))^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I wrote down (x+4)^2 which equals x^2+16 just to have an answer. I'd rather have an example problem like this one so I could learn from that instead of just having a correct answer. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #38667 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=38667\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x)=x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find (f(x))^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "[f(x)]^2=(x+4)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(x+4)(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the FOIL method to get the product, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F: x*x=x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O: x*4=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I: 4*x=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L: 4*4=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Addthe results to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+8x+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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