Question

What is (2x + 3)??
(2x + 3)?
1x2 +

Answer 1

4x^2 + 12x + 9

Explanation:

Actually, you are to find (2x + 3)^2, which is "the square of 2x + 3."

2x + 3 is a binomial. There is a formula for the square of a binomial:

(a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2

Following this pattern,

(2x + 3)^2 becomes:

[2x]^2 + 2[2x][3] + [3^2], or

4x^2 + 12x + 9

Answer 2

4x^2+12x+9

Explanation:

(2x+3)(2x+3)

Multiply 2x by 2x first.

then 2x by 3

and then repeat that step and you add like terms

then recieve your answer.