SOLUTION: (m+3)^3 How do you simplify this?

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Question 367649: (m+3)^3 How do you simplify this?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28m%2B3%29%5E3=%28m%2B3%29%28m%2B3%29%5E2
Use the FOIL Method,
%28m%2B3%29%5E3=%28m%2B3%29%28m%5E2%2B3m%2B3m%2B9%29
%28m%2B3%29%5E3=%28m%2B3%29%28m%5E2%2B6m%2B9%29
Now use the distributive property,
%28m%2B3%29%5E3=m%28m%5E2%2B6m%2B9%29%2B3%28m%5E2%2B6m%2B9%29
%28m%2B3%29%5E3=%28m%5E3%2B6m%5E2%2B9m%29%2B%283m%5E2%2B18m%2B27%29
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