Rules of exponents and the distributive property apply.
(x+y)² = (x+y)·(x+y) . . . . . meaning of exponent of 2
= x·(x+y) +y·(x+y) . . . . . . . distributive property
= x·x +x·y +y·x +y·y . . . . . distributive property
= x² +x·y +x·y +y² . . . . . . meaning of exponent of 2, commutative property of multiplication
= x² +(1+1)·x·y +y² . . . . . . distributive property
= x²+2xy+y² . . . . . . . . . the desired form
Thus
(x+y)² = x²+2xy+y²
Step-by-step explanation:
based on the story told I expected completely different questions.
but for the actually asked question the whole thing about gaining our not gaining weight is competent irrelevant. ignore it.
so, all we need to do is looking at the row totals.
27.4% of the participants took 1 vitamin.
49.5% of the participants took more than 1 vitamin.
so, 49.5% + 27.4% = 76.9% of all participants are taking vitamins in some form.
therefore, the second answer option is correct.
Answer:
47
Step-by-step explanation:
