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Use multiplication to fully expand the expression below.
(xy)2
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Expanded form:

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Answer:

  x·y·x·y

Step-by-step explanation:

You want the expanded form of (xy)².

Multiplication

The exponent tells the number of times the expression is a factor in the product:

  (xy)² = (xy)·(xy)

Placing variables next to each other signifies multiplication, so this expression expands to ...

  x·y·x·y

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Additional comment

The commutative property of multiplication says you can arrange these factors in any convenient order. Often, we like to arrange them in alphabetical order:

  = x·x·y·y

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