document.write( "Question 160283: Multiply: [ (1/2)x+(1/3)] [(1/2)x-(1/4)] \n" ); document.write( "

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Multiply: [ (1/2)x+(1/3)] [(1/2)x-(1/4)]
\n" ); document.write( "Rewriting we have:
\n" ); document.write( "[ (x/2)+(1/3)] [(x/2)-(1/4)]
\n" ); document.write( "Applying FOIL:
\n" ); document.write( "(x^2/4)+(x/8)+(x/6)-(1/12)
\n" ); document.write( "Converting each term to a common denominator of 24:
\n" ); document.write( "(6x^2/24)+(3x/24)+(4x/24)-(2/24)
\n" ); document.write( "Combining fractions:
\n" ); document.write( "(6x^2+3x+4x-2)/24
\n" ); document.write( "Combining like-terms:
\n" ); document.write( "(6x^2+7x-2)/24\r
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