document.write( "Question 167893: Use FOIL to multiply:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #123770 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%283x%29-8%29%28highlight%28x%29-7%29\" Multiply the First terms:\"%283x%29%2A%28x%29=3x%5E2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28highlight%283x%29-8%29%28x%2Bhighlight%28-7%29%29\" Multiply the Outer terms:\"%283x%29%2A%28-7%29=-21x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%2Bhighlight%28-8%29%29%28highlight%28x%29-7%29\" Multiply the Inner terms:\"%28-8%29%2A%28x%29=-8x\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283x%2Bhighlight%28-8%29%29%28x%2Bhighlight%28-7%29%29\" Multiply the Last terms:\"%28-8%29%2A%28-7%29=56\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2Ax%5E2-21x-8x%2B56\" Now collect every term to make a single expression.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So \"%283x-8%29%28x-7%29\" FOILs to \"3x%5E2-29x%2B56\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, \"%283x-8%29%28x-7%29=3x%5E2-29x%2B56\".
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