Colin5494 Colin5494
  • 11-03-2017
  • Mathematics
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how do you simplify (12xy)^2

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supermargio
supermargio supermargio
  • 11-03-2017
i believe your answer is 144x^2 y^2

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SolidBlock
SolidBlock SolidBlock
  • 11-03-2017
First you need to square the equation so

(12xy) * (12xy)

Then you use the distributive property and simplify

144 + 12x + 12y + 12x + x^2 + xy + 12y + xy + y^2

Then you combine like terms

144 + 24x + 24y + x^2 + 2xy + y^2

Then you sort your equation

x^2 + y^2 + 2xy + 24x + 24y + 144
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