SOLUTION: (p-11)(p-11)

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Question 1132320: (p-11)(p-11)
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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using the distributive law, you would simplify this as follows:

(p - 11) * (p - 11) equals p * (p - 11) - 11 * (p - 11)

that equals p^2 - 11p - 11p + 121

combine like terms to get p^2 - 22p + 121

the expression (p - 11) * (p - 11) is equivalent to the expression p^2 - 22p + 121.

if you graph both those equations (by replacing p with x), you will find that both equations draw the same, identical graph.

the graph is a parabola that points down and faces up with the zero points on the graph at x = 11.

here's what it looks like.

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