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Bo Cleary

9/30/08- An equation is true if each side of the equation simplifies to the same value or expression. Is the equation (a + b)² = a² + b² true? Explain. no, because the exponent is multiply the sum of the two numbers not each of them individually. (a+b)², i plugged in 1 for a and 2 for b and got 9, when for a² + b², i got 5 as my answer.