Asked by Landon Sharp

Multiply. Express your answer as a polynomial in standard form. (1 point)
(6x−7)(6x+7)=
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6
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7
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6
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7
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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To multiply the two binomials \((6x - 7)(6x + 7)\), we can use the distributive property (also known as the FOIL method for binomials):

\[
(6x - 7)(6x + 7) = 6x \cdot 6x + 6x \cdot 7 - 7 \cdot 6x - 7 \cdot 7
\]

Calculating each part:

1. \(6x \cdot 6x = 36x^2\)
2. \(6x \cdot 7 = 42x\)
3. \(-7 \cdot 6x = -42x\)
4. \(-7 \cdot 7 = -49\)

Now, combining all these terms together:

\[
36x^2 + 42x - 42x - 49
\]

The \(42x\) and \(-42x\) cancel each other out:

\[
36x^2 - 49
\]

So, the final answer in standard form is:

\[
\boxed{36x^2 - 49}
\]

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