Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - Multiplying Polynomials - Exercise Set - Page 718: 53

Answer

When you square a binomial, you will end up with a trinomial. Therefore, the squared binomial (which - in expanded form - is a trinomial) cannot equal another binomial. Although it may look at first glance that they could equal each other, upon longer consideration, it cannot.

Work Step by Step

When you square a binomial, you will end up with a trinomial. Therefore, the squared binomial (which - in expanded form - is a trinomial) cannot equal another binomial. Although it may look at first glance that they could equal each other, upon longer consideration, it cannot.
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