Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Multiplication of Polynomials - Exercise - Page 226: 51

Answer

$4x^2-12x+9$

Work Step by Step

We multiply each term of the first polynomial by each term of the second polynomial. Then we add the products, as follows $$ (2x - 3)(2x- 3)=2x (2x- 3) - 3(2x- 3)\\ =4x^2-6x-6x+9=4x^2-12x+9 .$$
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