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STEP 1
What is this asking? We're asked to multiply two terms involving the variable . Watch out! Don't forget that multiplied by is squared, not !
STEP 2
1. Multiply the coefficients.
2. Multiply the variables.
3. Combine the results.
STEP 3
Let's **multiply** the **coefficients** of the terms, which are the numbers in front of the variables.
In this case, we have and .
So, we **calculate** .
Remember, coefficients are just numbers multiplying the variables!
STEP 4
Now, let's **multiply** the **variables**.
We have multiplied by .
When we multiply a variable by itself, we get that variable **squared**.
So, .
STEP 5
Finally, we **combine** the results from the previous two sub-steps.
We **multiplied** the **coefficients** to get and the **variables** to get .
Putting it all together, we get .
STEP 6
The **final answer** is .
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