SOLUTION: Simplify: (2x – 3y)^² SHOW WORK PLEASE

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Question 969762: Simplify: (2x – 3y)^² SHOW WORK PLEASE
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the distributive property,
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