SOLUTION: find the following product (x+2)^2

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Question 628717: find the following product (x+2)^2
Answer by lenny460(1073) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x + 2)^2

(x + 2)(x + 2)
We multiply the above using the FOIL Method
x * x = x^2
x * 2 = 2x
2 * x = 2x
2 * 2 = 4
x^2 + 2x + 2x + 4
Combine like terms:
2x + 2x = 4x
x^2 + 4x + 4

The Answer:
x^2 + 4x + 4


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