Fill in the blanks with the correct coefficients when simplifying the expression.(10x+4y)+(7x+9y) x+y

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To simplify the expression \((10x + 4y) + (7x + 9y)(x + y)\), we need to distribute and combine like terms.

  1. First, simplify \((7x + 9y)(x + y)\):

    • Using the distributive property (or FOIL method): \[ (7x + 9y)(x + y) = 7x \cdot x + 7x \cdot y + 9y \cdot x + 9y \cdot y = 7x^2 + 7xy + 9xy + 9y^2 \]
    • Combine like terms: \[ = 7x^2 + (7 + 9)xy + 9y^2 = 7x^2 + 16xy + 9y^2 \]
  2. Now, add this result to \((10x + 4y)\): \[ (10x + 4y) + (7x^2 + 16xy + 9y^2) = 7x^2 + 10x + 16xy + 4y + 9y^2 \]

  3. Combining the components leads to: \[ 7x^2 + 10x + 16xy + 4y + 9y^2 \]

Thus, the coefficients of the simplified expression are:

  • Coefficient of \(x^2\): 7
  • Coefficient of \(x\): 10
  • Coefficient of \(xy\): 16
  • Coefficient of \(y\): 4
  • Coefficient of \(y^2\): 9

So the final simplification yields: \[ \text{Expression: } 7x^2 + 10x + 16xy + 4y + 9y^2 \]