SOLUTION: Multiply: ((3x^(2/3)) + 2)^2

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Question 148115: Multiply: ((3x^(2/3)) + 2)^2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Start with the given expression.


Expand. Remember, x%5E2=x%2Ax


Foil.


Multiply and to get



Multiply and to get . Note: this happens twice since the multiplication order does not matter.


Multiply and to get .


Combine like terms.


So FOILs and multiplies to


In other words,