Why is any number squared equal to the the number before it times the number after it plus one?

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Why is any number squared equal to the the number before it times the number after it plus one?

Basically:

x(x+2)+1=(x+1)^2

Does this work for all numbers??

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These are both just different ways of writing x^2 + 2x + 1 (expand the brackets on both sides), so yeah, they’re always equal.

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