document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59061>Question 59061</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073268620/algebrahomeworkh>elementary and intermediate algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Expand (4x - 2)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40513 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=40513\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Expand (4x - 2)^2  Remember this is the same thing as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x-2)(4x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x(4x-2)-2(4x-2)  First distribute 4x times the second parenthesese, then distribute the -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x(4x)+4x(-2)-2(4x)-2(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x^2-8x-8x+4  Finally Combine your like terms.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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