Question

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Find the following expression by multiplying.
(a + b)2

Answer 1

`a^2+2ab+b^2`

Explanation:

If we have
`(a+b)^2` we can calculate this as:

`(a+b)*(a+b)`

So, applying distribution property, we get:

`(a+b)*(a+b)=a*a+a*b+b*a+b*b`

Where:

`a*a=a^(2)`

`b*b=b^2`

`a*b=b*a=ab`

so:

`(a+b)*(a+b)=a^2-ab+ab+b^2\\(a+b)*(a+b)=a^2+2ab+b^2`