What is the standard form of y=3x(x+2)2x3+(x+4)2?

1 Answer
Jan 21, 2018

2x3+13x2+20x+16

Explanation:

We need to expand a bunch:

(x+2)2=x2+4x+4

(x+4)2=x2+8x+16

Substituting these:

3x(x2+4x+4)x3+x2+8x+16

distributing:

3x3+12x2+12xx3+x2+8x+16

collecting like terms:

2x3+13x2+20x+16