SOLUTION: i need to simplify and solve (4-3 square root of 2)squared

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Question 886514: i need to simplify and solve (4-3 square root of 2)squared
Answer by josgarithmetic(39799) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Best guess you mean (4-3sqrt(2))^2, to render as %284-3sqrt%282%29%29%5E2.

You should have no trouble doing that based on %28a-b%29=a%5E2-2ab%2Bb%5E2; by which a corresponds to 4, and b corresponds to 3sqrt%282%29.