How do you translate the following into algebraic expressions: x plus y squared?
1 Answer
May 31, 2018
See explanation.
Explanation:
The expression can be interpreted as 2 different algebraic expressions.
The ambiguity comes from the fact that we do not know which term is squared:
- If we assume that the word "squared" refers to term
#y# only then the expression would be:#x+y^2# - If we assume that the word "squared" refers to the whole preceeding expression "x plus y" then the algebraic expression is:
#(x+y)^2#
