Expand .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
- Step 1: Multiply by the first term: .
- Step 2: Multiply by the second term: .
- Step 3: The expansion is .
Answer
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Why not the others: : The has only been multiplied by the first term. : This adds to each term instead of multiplying. : This gets the sign wrong: .
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