SOLUTION: Simplify using the distributive property (3x^2+2y)^2 answer is 9x^4+12x^2y+4y^2 I understand the 9x^4 and the 4y^2 but where does the 12x^2y come from?

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Question 507390: Simplify using the distributive property
(3x^2+2y)^2
answer is 9x^4+12x^2y+4y^2
I understand the 9x^4 and the 4y^2 but where does the 12x^2y come from?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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(3x^2+2y)^2 is "expanded" using FOIL ___ that results in the middle term