Applying the distributive property to the expression yields 7532 + 100y 2 + 100y 2 − 1100. Then adding together7532 + 100y2 and 100y2 − 1100 and collecting like terms results in 200y2 + 6432. This is written in the form ay2+b, where a = 200 and b = 6432. Therefore a + b = 200 + 6432 = 6632.