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Algebra Difficulty 2.8 Junior Find the answer

Which of the following describes the graph of the equation (x+y)2=x2+y2(x+y)^2=x^2+y^2?

Pick one

Solution

Expanding the left side, we have
x2+2xy+y2=x2+y22xy=0xy=0x=0 or y=0x^2+2xy+y^2=x^2+y^2\Longrightarrow 2xy=0\Longrightarrow xy=0\Longrightarrow x = 0 \textrm{ or } y = 0
Thus there are two lines described in this graph, the horizontal line y=0y = 0 and the vertical line x=0x=0. Thus, our answer is (C) twolines\boxed{\textbf{(C) }\textrm{two\,lines}}.

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