document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1100323>Question 1100323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you please solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x^n+y^m)^2  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #714865 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=714865\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the distributive law of multiplication says:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a + b) * (a + b) equals:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a * (a + b) plus b * (a + b) which equals:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a*a) + (a*b) + (b*a) + (b*b).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since a*b) is the same as (b*a), this can be shown as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a*a) + (a*b) + (a*b) + b*b) which can be shown as:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2 + 2*a*b + b^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you let a = x^n and b = y^m, this becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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