SOLUTION: Whar is the algebraic expression for "Twice the square of x increased by the square of two a"? What I did was: 2(x^2)+2a^2 But I wasn't sure with my answer, Please help :/ T

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Question 1057522: Whar is the algebraic expression for "Twice the square of x increased by the square of two a"?
What I did was: 2(x^2)+2a^2
But I wasn't sure with my answer, Please help :/
Thanks :)
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Whar is the algebraic expression for "Twice the square of x increased by the square of two a"?
What I did was: 2(x^2)+2a^2
But I wasn't sure with my answer, Please help :/
Thanks :)
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2(x^2) + (2a)^2,  or,  which is the same,  2x^2 + 4a^2.