Question

How do you find the product `(x+5)^2`?

Answer 1

Use the distributive property

Explanation:

`(x + 5)^2 = ( x + 5) xx ( x+ 5)`

`(x + 5) xx ( x + 5) = x xx(x+5) + 5 xx ( x+5)`

`x xx (x+5) + 5 xx ( x+ 5) = x^2 + 5x + 5x + 25`

`x^2 + 5x + 5x + 25 = x^2 + 10x + 25`

The answer is

`x^2 + 10x + 25`