SOLUTION: i started this question however am unsure if it is correct question: √((a+4)²) since we are looking for the square root of (a+4)^2 i would think that the answer is just a+

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Question 350123: i started this question however am unsure if it is correct question: √((a+4)²)
since we are looking for the square root of (a+4)^2 i would think that the answer is just a+4 because squaring it would be a^2+4^2 and the square root of that would be a+4

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First,
%28a%2B4%29%5E2 does not equal a%5E2%2B4%5E2.
Using the FOIL method,
%28a%2B4%29%5E2=%28a%2B4%29%28a%2B4%29
%28a%2B4%29%5E2=a%5E2%2B4a%2B4a%2B4%5E2
%28a%2B4%29%5E2=a%5E2%2B8a%2B4%5E2
There is a cross product term.
As an example,
%281%2B2%29%5E2=3%5E2=9
If we did it like you showed,
%281%2B2%29%5E2=1%2B4=5+
which is clearly incorrect.
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The answer is %28a%2B4%29 but that may not be the complete answer because -%28a%2B4%29 is also an answer since -%28a%2B4%29%2A%28-%28a%2B4%29%29=%28a%2B4%29%5E2