document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=161475>Question 161475</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (11x+3y)(x+4y) I tried to do the foil method\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #118918 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=118918\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're doing great. Now you just need to combine like terms. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The terms that have \"xy\" and \"yx\" are the same terms (since you can switch the terms), which that means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3yx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3yx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3xy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3xy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So the expression also looks like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11x%5E2%2B44xy%2B3xy%2B12y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11x%5E2%2B44xy%2B3xy%2B12y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11x%5E2%2B47xy%2B12y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11x%5E2%2B47xy%2B12y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811x%2B3y%29%28x%2B4y%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811x%2B3y%29%28x%2B4y%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > FOILs to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11x%5E2%2B47xy%2B12y%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11x%5E2%2B47xy%2B12y%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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