Which expression is equivalent to (5x − 3y)^2?
$$A.\ \ 10x−6y$$
$$B.\ \ 25x−9y$$
$$C.\ \ 25x^2−9y^2$$
$$D.\ \ 25x^2−15xy+9y^2$$
$$E.\ \ 25x^2−30xy+9y^2$$
The OA is E.
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Hi AAPL,
At higher-and-higher score levels, the GMAT will test you on concepts that you know, but in ways that you're probably not used to thinking about.
With this question, the main concept is FOIL-ing (but you're probably not used to doing that math that anything other than individual variables; here, you're doing it with 5X and 3Y).
(5X - 3Y)^2 =
(5X - 3Y)(5X - 3Y) =
25X^2 - 15XY - 15XY + 9Y^2
25X^2 - 30XY + 9Y^2
Final Answer: E
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At higher-and-higher score levels, the GMAT will test you on concepts that you know, but in ways that you're probably not used to thinking about.
With this question, the main concept is FOIL-ing (but you're probably not used to doing that math that anything other than individual variables; here, you're doing it with 5X and 3Y).
(5X - 3Y)^2 =
(5X - 3Y)(5X - 3Y) =
25X^2 - 15XY - 15XY + 9Y^2
25X^2 - 30XY + 9Y^2
Final Answer: E
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Let's expand the given expression:AAPL wrote:Which expression is equivalent to (5x − 3y)^2?
$$A.\ \ 10x−6y$$
$$B.\ \ 25x−9y$$
$$C.\ \ 25x^2−9y^2$$
$$D.\ \ 25x^2−15xy+9y^2$$
$$E.\ \ 25x^2−30xy+9y^2$$
(5x - 3y)^2 = (5x - 3y)(5x - 3y) = 25x^2 - 30xy + 9y^2
Answer: E
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Hi AAPL,Which expression is equivalent to (5x - 3y)^2?
$$A.\ \ 10x-6y$$
$$B.\ \ 25x-9y$$
$$C.\ \ 25x^2-9y^2$$
$$D.\ \ 25x^2-15xy+9y^2$$
$$E.\ \ 25x^2-30xy+9y^2$$
Let's take a look at your question.
$$\left(5x-3y\right)^2$$
$$=\left(5x-3y\right)\left(5x-3y\right)$$
$$=5x\left(5x-3y\right)-3y\left(5x-3y\right)$$
$$=25x^2-15xy-\left(15xy-9y^2\right)$$
$$=25x^2-15xy-15xy+9y^2$$
$$=25x^2-30xy+9y^2$$
Therefore, Option E is correct.
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Let's expand the given expression:AAPL wrote:Which expression is equivalent to (5x − 3y)^2?
$$A.\ \ 10x−6y$$
$$B.\ \ 25x−9y$$
$$C.\ \ 25x^2−9y^2$$
$$D.\ \ 25x^2−15xy+9y^2$$
$$E.\ \ 25x^2−30xy+9y^2$$
The OA is E.
Can any expert assist me with this PS question please? I need help to solve it. Thanks.
(5x - 3y)^2 = (5x - 3y)(5x - 3y) = 25x^2 - 30xy + 9y^2
Answer: E
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