Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321969359
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-935-4

Chapter 8 - Chapter R-8 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 579: 22

Answer

$\dfrac{4}{9}t^2+12t+81$

Work Step by Step

Using $(a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2$ or the special product on squaring binomials, the given expression, $ \left(\dfrac{2}{3}t+9\right)^2 $, is equivalent to \begin{align*}\require{cancel} & \left(\dfrac{2}{3}t\right)^2+2\left(\dfrac{2}{3}t\right)(9)+9^2 \\\\&= \dfrac{4}{9}t^2+2\left(\dfrac{2}{\cancelto13}t\right)(\cancelto39)+81 \\\\&= \dfrac{4}{9}t^2+12t+81 .\end{align*} Hence, the expression $ \left(\dfrac{2}{3}t+9\right)^2 $ simplifies to $ \dfrac{4}{9}t^2+12t+81 $.
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