SOLUTION: Please help me solve this. Well since I already have the answer, it would be helpful if you could show me the steps to take to get the answer. {{{(4a+2)^2+(4a+2)}}} The answer is

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Question 557738: Please help me solve this. Well since I already have the answer, it would be helpful if you could show me the steps to take to get the answer. %284a%2B2%29%5E2%2B%284a%2B2%29 The answer is 64a%5E3%2B96a%5E2%2B48a%2B8, if that is at all helpful to you. The worksheet has examples but I have no idea where some of the numbers came from. Thank you so much.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
%284a%2B2%29%5E2%2B%284a%2B2%29+=+%2816a%5E2%2B16a%2B4%29%2B%284a%2B2%29=16a%5E2%2B20a%2B6
This is not the answer that you have given but did you mean to write:
%284a%2B2%29%5E2%284a%2B2%29?
%284a%2B2%29%5E2%284a%2B2%29+=+%2816a%5E2%2B16a%2B4%29%284a%2B2%29 = 64a%5E3%2B30a%5E2%2B64a%5E2%2B30a%2B16a%2B8+=+64a%5E3%2B96a%5E2%2B48a%2B8 which matches your answer.