Question

How do you simplify `(x + 8)^2`?

Answer 1

`x^2+16x+64`

Explanation:

This is due to the fact that if you separate it, you will get `(x+8)(x+8)`. I'm going to assume your teacher taught you how to FOIL.

So you FOIL it out, and you get

`x^2 + 8x + 8x + 64`

Then you combine like terms giving you

`x^2 + 16x + 64`