SOLUTION: Simplify expression (5x+1)^2 + (3x-5)^2

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Question 218902: Simplify expression
(5x+1)^2 + (3x-5)^2
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Simplify expression
(5x+1)^2 + (3x-5)^2
FOIL
25x^2 + 10x + 1 + 9x^2 - 30x + 25
Group like terms
25x^2 + 9x^2 + 10x - 30x + 1 + 25
:
34x^2 - 20x + 26
Factor out 2
2(17x^2 - 10x + 13)