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Ayushree

We express 117 as 100 + 10 + 7 and apply the three-term identity. Squaring each number and adding all the double-product combinations yields the correct numerical total.

Ayushree

We apply the standard square identity to this expression. By recognizing that 49x square is (7x) square and 4y square is (2y) square, we can easily write the final factors as (7x + 2y) square.