How do you multiply (3y + 2) ^ { 2}(3y+2)2?

2 Answers
Apr 5, 2018

9y^2+12y+49y2+12y+4

Explanation:

When a polynomial is squared, that means you have to multiply it by itself.
(3y+2)^2(3y+2)2
(3y+2)(3y+2)(3y+2)(3y+2)

Multiply the terms in the first polynomial by the ones in the second polynomial and combine like terms.
(3y+2)(3y+2)(3y+2)(3y+2)
9y^2+6y+6y+49y2+6y+6y+4
9y^2+12y+49y2+12y+4

Apr 5, 2018

(3y+2)^2=color(blue)(9y^2+12y+4(3y+2)2=9y2+12y+4

Explanation:

Multiply/Simplify/Expand:

(3y+2)^2(3y+2)2

Use the square of a sum:

(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2,

where:

a=3ya=3y, and b=2b=2.

Plug in the known values.

(3y+2)^2=(3y)^2+2*3y*2+2^2(3y+2)2=(3y)2+23y2+22

Simplify (3y)^2(3y)2 to 9y^29y2.

(3y+2)^2=9y^2+2*3y*2+2^2(3y+2)2=9y2+23y2+22

Simplify 2^222 to 44.

(3y+2)^2=9y^2+2*3y*2+4(3y+2)2=9y2+23y2+4

Simplify 2*3y*223y2 to 12y12y.

(3y+2)^2=9y^2+12y+4(3y+2)2=9y2+12y+4