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A student gave the expansion of (x+y)² as x²+y².

A student gave the expansion of (x+y)² as x²+y². Find the percentage error in the expansion by the student if x=2.5 and y=3.0

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Kavungya answered the question on September 30, 2019 at 08:01

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