OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e §6.4 Special Products · Exercise 54 · Algebra · Polynomials

Special Products · Exercise 54

Use the order of operations to show that $(3 + 5)^{2}$ is 64, and then use that numerical example to explain why $(a + b)^{2} \neq = a^{2} + b^{2}$ .

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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §6.4 Special Products · Exercise 54

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