Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter P - Mid-Chapter Check Point - Page 71: 20

Answer

$x^{2}+4y^{2}-4xy-2x+4y+1$

Work Step by Step

$(x-2y-1)^{2}=(x-2y-1)(x-2y-1)$ ... distribute (multiply horizontally) $=x(x-2y-1)-2y(x-2y-1)-(x-2y-1)$ ... distribute each parentheses $=x^{2}-2xy-x-2xy+4y^{2}+2y-x+2y+1$ ... add like terms, write in descending order of exponents = $x^{2}+4y^{2}-4xy-2x+4y+1$
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