Question
Answer
$$(x-1)^2+(x-2)^2=2x^2-6x+5$$
Explanation
Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-1)^2+(x-2)^2& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}x^2-2x+1+x^2-4x+4 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}2x^2-6x+5\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Find $ \left(x-1\right)^2 $ using formula. $$ (A - B)^2 = \color{blue}{A^2} - 2 \cdot A \cdot B + \color{red}{B^2} $$where $ A = \color{blue}{ x } $ and $ B = \color{red}{ 1 }$. $$ \begin{aligned}\left(x-1\right)^2 = \color{blue}{x^2} -2 \cdot x \cdot 1 + \color{red}{1^2} = x^2-2x+1\end{aligned} $$Find $ \left(x-2\right)^2 $ using formula. $$ (A - B)^2 = \color{blue}{A^2} - 2 \cdot A \cdot B + \color{red}{B^2} $$where $ A = \color{blue}{ x } $ and $ B = \color{red}{ 2 }$. $$ \begin{aligned}\left(x-2\right)^2 = \color{blue}{x^2} -2 \cdot x \cdot 2 + \color{red}{2^2} = x^2-4x+4\end{aligned} $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ \color{blue}{x^2} \color{red}{-2x} + \color{green}{1} + \color{blue}{x^2} \color{red}{-4x} + \color{green}{4} = \color{blue}{2x^2} \color{red}{-6x} + \color{green}{5} $$ |
This page was created using
Simplify polynomials calculator