document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73022>Question 73022</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evaluate b²– 2bc + c² if b = 3 and c = –2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)–7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52273 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=52273\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All you need to do on this one is to plug the given values into the expression you are given.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The expression is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2+-+2%2Ab%2Ac+%2B+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2+-+2%2Ab%2Ac+%2B+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then let b = 3 and c = -2 so that the expression becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E2-2%2A%283%29%2A%28-2%29%2B%28-2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E2-2%2A%283%29%2A%28-2%29%2B%28-2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Term by term this simplifies to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9+%2B+12+%2B+4+=+25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9+%2B+12+%2B+4+=+25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With the substitution of the given values for b and c the value of the entire expression<BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes 25. In your list of answer choices this is Answer D.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this clarifies it for you and you can see how to proceed with problems such as these. </SPAN>\n" );
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