Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Multiplication of Polynomials - Exercise Set - Page 340: 141

Answer

False.

Work Step by Step

The square of a binomial sum is: $(A+B)^2=A^2+2AB+B^2$. Hence here: $(x+1)^2=x^2+2\cdot x\cdot1+1^2=x^2+2x+1.$ Thus the statement is false.
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