document.write( "Question 739607: i have the answer to (p+6)^2 as: p^2 +12p +36
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document.write( "(p + 6)²\r\n" );
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document.write( "When something is squared it is multiplied by itself.\r\n" );
document.write( "So write it as\r\n" );
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document.write( "(p + 6)(p + 6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then use the \"FOIL\" method to multiply it out\r\n" );
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document.write( "F = FIRSTS = p·p = p²\r\n" );
document.write( "O = OUTERS = p·6 = 6p\r\n" );
document.write( "I = INNERS = 6·p = 6p\r\n" );
document.write( "L = LASTS = 6·6 = 36\r\n" );
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document.write( "So write the sum of those four terms\r\n" );
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document.write( "p² + 6p + 6p + 36\r\n" );
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document.write( "The two terms in the middle are like terms,\r\n" );
document.write( "So 6p + 6p = 12p\r\n" );
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document.write( "and the final answer is\r\n" );
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document.write( "p² + 12p + 36\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can always write the binomial down twice and use FOIL\r\n" );
document.write( "as above, or you can learn the shortcut rule for squaring\r\n" );
document.write( "a binomial:\r\n" );
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