Let's expand: (x + 1)2 (x + 1)·(x + 1) x·x + x·1 + 1·x + 1·1 ℹx·x = x2‖x·1 = x‖1·x = x‖1·1 = 1 x2 + x + x + 1 ▷Answer: x2 + 2x + 1