Express (x-1)^2
as a trinomial in standard form.

x² - 2x + 1

Step-by-step explanation:

We want to express (x - 1)² as a trinomial. In other words, we want to expand this out.

(x - 1)² = (x - 1)(x - 1)

We use FOIL (First, Outer, Inner, Last). The First terms are x and x. Multiply:

x * x = x²

The outer terms are x and -1. Multiply:

x * (-1) = -x

The inner terms are -1 and x; multiply:

(-1) * x = -x

The last terms are -1 and -1; multiply:

(-1) * (-1) = 1

Add all these together:

x² + (-x) + (-x) + 1 = x² - 2x + 1

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let's add {f(x)=x+1}f(x)=x+1 and {g(x)=2x}g(x)=2x together to make a new function.

f(x)+g(x) =(x+1)+(2x)=x+1+2x=3x+1

let's call this new function hh. so we have:

{h(x)}={f(x)}+{g(x)}{=3x+1}h(x)=f(x)+g(x)=3x+1

we can also evaluate combined functions for particular inputs. let's evaluate function hh above for x=2x=2. below are two ways of doing this.

method 1: substitute x=2x=2 into the combined function hh.

h(x)

h(2)

​    

=3x+1

=3(2)+1

=7

​ since h(x)=f(x)+g(x)h(x)=f(x)+g(x), we can also find h(2)h(2) by finding f(2) +g(2)f(2)+g(2).

first, let's find f(2)f(2):

f(x)

f(2)

​    

=x+1

=2+1

=3

​  

now, let's find g(2)g(2):

g(x)

g(2)

​    

=2x

=2⋅2

=4

​  

so f(2)+g(2)=3+4=\greend7f(2)+g(2)=3+4=7.

notice that substituting x =2x=2 directly into function hh and finding f(2) + g(2)f(2)+g(2) gave us the same answer!

step-by-step explanation: