document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152236>Question 152236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone please show me how to solve this equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E8%2Bx%5E7%29%2A%28x%5E8%2Bx%5E7-x%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E8%2Bx%5E7%29%2A%28x%5E8%2Bx%5E7-x%5E6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111905 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=111905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's use a modified FOIL (First-Outer-Inner-Last) method to multiply\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%28x%5E8%29%2Bx%5E7%29%2A%28x%5E8%2Bx%5E7-x%5E6%29+=+%28highlight%28x%5E8%29%2Ax%5E8%2Bhighlight%28x%5E8%29%2Ax%5E7-highlight%28x%5E8%29%2Ax%5E6%29%2B%28x%5E7%2Ax%5E8%2Bx%5E7%2Ax%5E7-x%5E7%2Ax%5E6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now simplify this - remembering that when you multiply factors with the same base (x in this case) you will add the exponents of the factors.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%288%2B8%29%2Bx%5E%288%2B7%29-x%5E%288%2B6%29%2Bx%5E%287%2B8%29%2Bx%5E%287%2B7%29-x%5E%287%2B6%29+=+x%5E16%2Bx%5E15-x%5E14%2Bx%5E15%2Bx%5E14-x%5E13 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now combine like-terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E16%2B2x%5E15-x%5E13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E16%2B2x%5E15-x%5E13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...and this could be simplified to:<BR>\n" );
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