Simplify (3x-2)(3x-2)

$(3 x - 2) (3 x - 2)$

Step 1

Expand $(3 x - 2) (3 x - 2)$ using the FOIL Method.

Apply the distributive property.

$3 x (3 x - 2) - 2 (3 x - 2)$

Apply the distributive property.

$3 x (3 x) + 3 x \cdot - 2 - 2 (3 x - 2)$

Apply the distributive property.

$3 x (3 x) + 3 x \cdot - 2 - 2 (3 x) - 2 \cdot - 2$

Step 2

Simplify and combine like terms.

Simplify each term.

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$3 \cdot 3 x \cdot x + 3 x \cdot - 2 - 2 (3 x) - 2 \cdot - 2$

Multiply $x$ by $x$ by adding the exponents.

Move $x$ .

$3 \cdot 3 (x \cdot x) + 3 x \cdot - 2 - 2 (3 x) - 2 \cdot - 2$

Multiply $x$ by $x$ .

$3 \cdot 3 x^{2} + 3 x \cdot - 2 - 2 (3 x) - 2 \cdot - 2$

Multiply $3$ by $3$ .

$9 x^{2} + 3 x \cdot - 2 - 2 (3 x) - 2 \cdot - 2$

Multiply $- 2$ by $3$ .

$9 x^{2} - 6 x - 2 (3 x) - 2 \cdot - 2$

Multiply $3$ by $- 2$ .

$9 x^{2} - 6 x - 6 x - 2 \cdot - 2$

Multiply $- 2$ by $- 2$ .

$9 x^{2} - 6 x - 6 x + 4$

Subtract $6 x$ from $- 6 x$ .

$9 x^{2} - 12 x + 4$