(x^2+2x+1)^4 what is this?
(x^2+2x+1)^4
Note that (x^2 + 2x + 1) = (x + 1) ^2 ......so we have....
[(x + 1)^2]^4 =
(x + 1)^8
And using WolframAlpha, we have
x^8 + 8x^7 + 28x^6 + 56x^5 + 70x^4 + 56x^3 + 28x^2 + 8x + 1