Binomial Squared

Free interactive math game: Binomial Squared — (x + a)². Part of the Algebra & Sets category on MathKite.

Example problems

Taken from the generator that powers this exercise. A fresh set appears every time the page is opened, and the printable worksheet holds ten of them.

  1. Expand: (x − 6)²
  2. Expand: (x + 6)²
  3. Expand: (x − 4)²
  4. Expand: (x + 4)²

About this exercise

Squaring a bracket with two terms.

How to solve it

The result is the first term squared, plus twice the product of the two, plus the second squared.

Worked example

(x + 3) squared is x squared + 6x + 9.

Common mistake

Squaring each term and stopping. The middle term is the part almost everyone forgets.