document.write( "Question 147740: find the product
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Algebra.Com's Answer #108117 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-4y%29%285x-9y%29\" Start with the given expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28x%29-4y%29%28highlight%285x%29-9y%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%28x%29%2A%285%2Ax%29=5%2Ax%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%28x%29-4y%29%285x%2Bhighlight%28-9y%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%28x%29%2A%28-9%2Ay%29=-9%2Ax%2Ay\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2Bhighlight%28-4y%29%29%28highlight%285x%29-9y%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28-4%2Ay%29%2A%285%2Ax%29=-20%2Ax%2Ay\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2Bhighlight%28-4y%29%29%285x%2Bhighlight%28-9y%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28-4%2Ay%29%2A%28-9%2Ay%29=36%2Ay%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2Ax%5E2-9%2Ax%2Ay-20%2Ax%2Ay%2B36%2Ay%5E2\" Now collect every term to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2Ax%5E2-29%2Ax%2Ay%2B36%2Ay%5E2\" Now combine like terms.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%28x-4y%29%285x-9y%29\" FOILS to \"5%2Ax%5E2-29%2Ax%2Ay%2B36%2Ay%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%28x-4y%29%285x-9y%29=5%2Ax%5E2-29%2Ax%2Ay%2B36%2Ay%5E2\".
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