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How develop this : (3x+1)²-(x-5)²

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Answer:8x^2+16x-24

Step-by-step explanation: Break this question into two parts

Solve (3x+1)^2 first

This is the same as (3x+1)(3x+1)

To expand the brackets we multiply the first term from the first bracket with the last bracket

3x(3x+1)=9x^2+3x

and the second term from the first bracket with the last bracket. 1(3x+1)=3x+1

This gives 9x^2+3x +3x+1..... combining the two together

Adding together like terms gives us the following:

9x^2+6x+1

Now we work on the second part

(x-5)^2=(x-5)(x-5)

Again using the same method, the first term of the first bracket with the last bracket

x(x-5)=x^2-5x

and the second term of the first bracket with the last bracket

-5(x-5)=-5x+25

Combining the two together gives us x^2-5x-5x+25

Simplifying the like terms gives us x^2-10x+25

Now we can simplify the original question by replacing each bracket with the values worked out

(3x+1)^2-(x-5)^2

9x^2+6x+1-(x^2-10x+25)

9x^2+6x+1-x^2+10x-25

8x^2+16x-24

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