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 #38668 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=38668\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><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<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ok, here you go.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What if f(x)=x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28f%28x%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28f%28x%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  does not =<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, observe:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B5%29%28x%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%2B5%29%2B5%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%2B5%29%2B5%28x%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%28x%29%2Bx%285%29%2B5%28x%29%2B5%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%28x%29%2Bx%285%29%2B5%28x%29%2B5%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B5x%2B5x%2B25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B5x%2B5x%2B25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B10x%2B25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B10x%2B25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are missing your middle term, because you didn't FOIL.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope you liked my example, I admire your ethics.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "funmath </SPAN>\n" );
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