How do you simplify 4(a^(2) + b^(2) +2ab )? Please show steps

Question

How do you simplify 4(
`a^(2) + b^(2) +2ab` )? Please show steps

Answer 1

4a^2 + 4b^2 + 8ab

Explanation:

4(a^2 + b^2 + 2ab)

Use the distributive property to simplify

4a^2 + 4b^2 + 8ab

Answer 2

The answer to your question is: 4a² + 4b² + 8ab

Explanation:

Simplify 4(a² + b² + 2ab)

The only step is to multiply 4 by each term

4a² + 4b² + 8ab