Remove or Add Parentheses as Indicated $a + b \cdot a + b = a ^ { 2 } + 2 a b + b ^ { 2 }$

question 95

Multiple Choice

Remove or add parentheses as indicated.
-Place parentheses to make the equation $a + b \cdot a + b = a ^ { 2 } + 2 a b + b ^ { 2 }$ true.

• A) \(a + b \cdot ( a + b ) = a ^ { 2 } + 2 a b + b ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(( a + b ) \cdot ( a + b ) = a ^ { 2 } + 2 a b + b ^ { 2 }\)
• C) None needed.
• D) \(( a + b ) \cdot a + b = a ^ { 2 } + 2 a b + b ^ { 2 }\)

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