419,196 views
22 votes
22 votes
Express (x + 3)² as a trinomial in standard

User Kixoka
by
3.3k points

2 Answers

15 votes
15 votes

Answer:

x² + 6x + 9

Explanation:

(x + 3)²

= (x + 3)(x + 3)

each term in the second factor is multiplied by each term in the first factor , that is

x(x + 3) + 3(x + 3) ← distribute parenthesis

= x² + 3x + 3x + 9 ← collect like terms

= x² + 6x + 9 ← in standard form

User DirkLX
by
2.7k points
17 votes
17 votes
Step-by-step explanation below:
Express (x + 3)² as a trinomial in standard-example-1
User Traver
by
3.3k points