Can someone please help me with this question,the answer I got was wrong which is this one (4q+3)^2/16. Here is the question? (q+3/4)(q+3/4)

4 Answers
Aug 11, 2017

I think the Question demands the Expansion, which is,

#(q^2+3/2*q+9/16)=1/16(16q^2+24q+9).#

Aug 11, 2017

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Aug 11, 2017

Your answer looks correct to me, but perhaps the expected form was:
#color(white)("XXX")q^2+3/2q+9/16#

Explanation:

#(q+3/4)(q+3/4)#

#color(white)("XXX")=q(q+3/4)color(white)("xx")+color(white)("xx")3/4(q+3/4)#

#color(white)("XXX")=q^2+3/4qcolor(white)("xx")+color(white)("xx")3/4q+9/16#

#color(white)("XXX")=q^2+6/4q+9/16#

#color(white)("XXX")=q^2+3/2q+9/16#

However, your answer:
#(4q+3)^2/16#

#color(white)("XXX")=(16q^2+24q+9)/16#

#color(white)("XXX")=(16q^2)/16+(24q)/16+9/16#

#color(white)("XXX")=q^2+3/2q+9/16#

So the results are equivalent.

Aug 11, 2017

#"see explanation"#

Explanation:

#"expand "(q+3/4)(q+3/4)" using FOIL"#

#=q^2+3/4q+3/4q+(3/4xx3/4)#

#=q^2+3/2q+9/16#

#"now express each term as a fraction in "1/16's#

#"that is "(q^2xx16/16)+(3/4qxx4/4)+9/16#

#=(16q^2+12q+9)/16#

#"the numerator is a perfect square "(4q+3)^2#

#rArr(q+3/4)(q+3/4)=(4q+3)^2/16#