Answer
$$(x-5)(x-5)=x^2-10x+25$$
Explanation
Tap the blue circles to see an explanation.
| $$ \begin{aligned}(x-5)(x-5)& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}x^2-5x-5x+25 \xlongequal{ } \\[1 em] & \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle2}{\textcircled {2}} } }}}x^2-10x+25\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply each term of $ \left( \color{blue}{x-5}\right) $ by each term in $ \left( x-5\right) $. $$ \left( \color{blue}{x-5}\right) \cdot \left( x-5\right) = x^2-5x-5x+25 $$ |
| ② | Combine like terms: $$ x^2 \color{blue}{-5x} \color{blue}{-5x} +25 = x^2 \color{blue}{-10x} +25 $$ |
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