I believe that the answer is 14
I'm from Brazil ,
<span>There, in the United States, it's difficult.
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Note that (a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2.
Therefore,
b^x (b^x )^2
<span>(2a^x +1/2 b^x)^2 becomes (2a^x)^2 + 2(2a^x)(-------- ) + ------------
2 4
LCD is 4. Thus, we have
4 [ (2a^(2x) ] + 8</span>a^x*b^x + b^(2x)
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