SOLUTION: I know this is pretty simple but its slipped my mind, how do you solve for the product of an equations like these: (x-4)(x+3) ; (3x-2)(2x-5) ; (4x-3)(x^2+2x-5) ??? I just completel
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Question 482125: I know this is pretty simple but its slipped my mind, how do you solve for the product of an equations like these: (x-4)(x+3) ; (3x-2)(2x-5) ; (4x-3)(x^2+2x-5) ??? I just completely blanked on these.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'll do the first one to get you started
Start with the given expression.
Now let's FOIL the expression.
Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:
Multiply the First terms:.
Multiply the Outer terms:.
Multiply the Inner terms:.
Multiply the Last terms:.
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So we have the terms: , , ,
Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.
Now combine like terms.
So FOILs to .
In other words, .
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