Question

What does it mean to square a value/ expression

Answer 1

Squaring a number means multiplying the same number by itself.

For example,

`\\2 \cdot 2 =2^2\\\\a\cdot a =a^2~~ \\\\ (a+1)(a+1) =(a+1)^2 \\\\ (x^(10)+1)(x^(10)+1) =(x^(10)+1)^2`