answer is supposed to be A but idk how to get there.
[tex] \bf (2x+4)^2-4x^2\implies \stackrel{FOIL}{(2x+4)(2x+4)}-4x^2\implies \stackrel{FOIL}{4x^2+16x+16}-4x^2
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16x+16\implies \stackrel{common~factoring}{16(x+1)} [/tex]