Multiply Using One of the Rules for the Square of a Binomial

question 11

Multiple Choice

Multiply using one of the rules for the square of a binomial. Assume any variable exponents represent whole numbers.
- $$( x + y + 12 ) ^ { 2 }$$

• A) \(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 24 y + 144\)
• B) \(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } + 144\)
• C) \(x ^ { 2 } + 2 x y + y ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 24 y + 144\)
• D) \(x ^ { 2 } + 2 x y + y ^ { 2 } + 144\)

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