To solve this, we need to use the following algebraic identities:
(a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2
(a−b)2=a2−2ab+b2
Adding the above two formulas we have:
(a+b)2+(a−b)2=a2+2ab+b2+a2−2ab+b2
(a+b)2+(a−b)2=2a2+2b2
Here we have a = 7x and b = 4y. Substituting this in the above expression we have:
(7x+4y)2+(7x−4y)2=2(7x)2+2(4y)2
=98x2+32y2