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Abdullag expands (x+3)² and gets the answer x²+9.

a) Describe what he has done wrong
b) Expand (x+3)² and simplify

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Explanation:

(a)

he has only squared the 2 terms in the parenthesis, that is has not expanded fully.

(b)

(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

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