Suppose A and B represent two different school populations where A > B and A and B must be greater than 0. Which of the following expressions is the largest? Explain why. Show all work necessary.

A: 2(A + B)
B: (A + B)2
C: A2 + B2
D: A2 − B2

Respuesta :

A+B)^2 is the largest.  It is A^2+2AB+B^2, which is clearly greater than the last two options.  To compare (A+B)^2 and 2(A+B), we remove one A+B so that we're just comparing A+B and 2.  As A+B must be at least 3 (as both must be positive integers, and one must be greater than the other, leading to a minimum value of A=2, B=1), A+B is greater than 2, and as a result, (A+B)^2 is always the largest.

Answer:

The correct option is [tex]B[/tex].

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: [tex]A[/tex] and [tex]B[/tex] represent two different school populations where [tex]A>B[/tex] and [tex]A[/tex] and [tex]B[/tex] must be greater than [tex]0[/tex].

As per question,

[tex]A>B[/tex], [tex]A>0[/tex] and [tex]B>0[/tex].

From the given option, [tex](A+B)^{2}[/tex] is the largest among all of the given expression as the algebraic identity of [tex](x+y)^{2}=x^2+y^2+2xy[/tex].

Therefore, the largest expression is [tex](A+B)^{2}[/tex]

Hence, the option [tex]B[/tex] is correct.

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