(2 points) Fill in the blanks with the correct coefficients when simplifying the expression. (18x+9y)+(2x+6y) x+ y

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To simplify the expression \((18x + 9y) + (2x + 6y) \cdot (x + y)\), we need to break it down step by step:

  1. First, we calculate the multiplication \((2x + 6y) \cdot (x + y)\):

    • Distributing \(2x\): \[ 2x \cdot x + 2x \cdot y = 2x^2 + 2xy \]

    • Distributing \(6y\): \[ 6y \cdot x + 6y \cdot y = 6xy + 6y^2 \]

    Now combine these results: \[ (2x + 6y) \cdot (x + y) = 2x^2 + 2xy + 6xy + 6y^2 = 2x^2 + 8xy + 6y^2 \]

  2. Next, we combine this result with the first part of the expression: \[ (18x + 9y) + (2x^2 + 8xy + 6y^2) \]

    Combining like terms:

    • The \(x^2\) term: \(2x^2\)
    • The \(xy\) terms: \(8xy\)
    • The \(x\) terms: \(18x\)
    • The \(y\) terms: \(9y + 6y^2\) since we only have the constant \(y\) term.

So, the final simplified expression is: \[ 2x^2 + 18x + 8xy + 9y + 6y^2 \]

Thus, the coefficients to fill the blanks, if asked for in the final polynomial, are:

  • Coefficient of \(x^2\): 2
  • Coefficient of \(xy\): 8
  • Coefficient of \(x\): 18
  • Coefficient of \(y\): 9
  • Coefficient of \(y^2\): 6

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