SOLUTION: is (x+y)squared the same as xsquared+ysquared?

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Question 176083: is (x+y)squared the same as xsquared+ysquared?
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is (x+y)squared the same as xsquared+ysquared?
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No
(x+y)^2 = (x+y)*(x+y)
=x*(x+y) + y*(x+y)
=x^2+xy + xy+y^2
=x%5E2+%2B+2xy+%2B+y%5E2