Question

What does this equal: x + 2)2 + (y + 1)2 = ?

Answer 1

Answer:

2(x + 2) + 2(y + 1)

= 2x + 4 + 2y + 2

= 2x + 6 + 2y

= 2( x + 3 + y)

In the last step I took 2 as common.

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

2( x + 2 ) + 2( y + 1 ) = ?

2x + 4 + 2y + 2 = ?

2x + 2y + 6 = ?

2x + 2y = 6

2( x + y ) = 6

( x + y ) = 6/2 = 3

x + y = 3