Question

Explain in your own words why (x + y)2 ≠ x2 + y2. Provide a numerical example to illustrate.

Answer 1

Im not sure if you wrote this wrong because (x+y)2 does equal x2+y2. An example would be if x equals 3 and y equals 4 (3+4)2=(3)2+(4)2 (7)2=6+8 14=14.