How do you find the product (3/4k+8)^2?

2 Answers
Nov 5, 2017

(3/4k + 8)^2 = 9/36k^2 + 12k + 64

Explanation:

(x+y)^2 = x^2 + 2xy + y^2

Nov 5, 2017

(9k^2)/16 +12k +64

Explanation:

The mistake most people make is simply squaring both terms individually, so you to avoid this error, you should start by writing out the binomial like this:
(3/4k +8)(3/4k+8)

This is because it was squared; if it was cubed, you'd write it thrice, and so on.

This makes it easier to visualise what exactly you're doing, therefore you're less likely to make mistakes when solving it.

Now, I don't know if you've heard of FOIL method but I'll link a video here so you can understand it better before continuing with the question: enter link description here

So, using the FOIL method, we need to multiply:
the first terms of each binomial. i.e. 3/4k * 3/4k which is (9k^2)/16
Then the outer terms, i.e. 3/4k*8 which gives (24k)/4
Then the inside terms, i.e 8*3/4k which is (24k)/4
And finally the last terms, i,e, 8*8 which is 64

Now you'll need to add these terms:
(9k^2)/16 + (24k)/4 +(24k)/4+64

[you can add the terms with the same variable; but remember: you can't add k^2 and k because they have different powers.]

So,
(9k^2)/16+ (48k)/4+64

You can also now simplify the individual fractions, which is:
(9k^2)/16 +12k +64